Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 13 '20 at 18:04
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.9% Good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 146
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 436
41% 341 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
EVGA(3842 2882) 3GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.3% Above average
Lighting 63.6
Reflection 62.1
Parallax 78.5
52% 68.1 fps
MRender 74.6
Gravity 59.2
Splatting 45.7
47% 59.8 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38
219GB free
Firmware: M6CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 7.3 7.6 7.1 7.4 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 502
Write 452
Mixed 404
SusWrite 83.2
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 21.1
125% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 36.6
91% 185 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 92%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 65 62 48 74 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 54.3
Write 56.3
Mixed 55.3
SusWrite 81.7
46% 61.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-1600 1302 PSD34G160081 1319 CL11-11-11 D3-1600 1302 PSD34G160081 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.9% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 17.2
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $929
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