Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.9% 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)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 11:27
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 218 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 597 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.9% Average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 56.9 Parallax 57.5 34% 52.1 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 64.5 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 293 Write 219 Mixed 225 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 13 51% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 71 75% 121 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
Maxtor 6V300F0 300GB 1,297 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 170GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 62 63 63 60 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 45 Write 44.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 62.3 33% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 172 174 176 177 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 147 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 170 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-198.A00LF 1x4GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.1 26% 9.07 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 8.4 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 36%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16