Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.7% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 15:39
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 402 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.7% Above average	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 79 Parallax 77.3 61% 77.2 fps	MRender 78.2 Gravity 69 Splatting 62.6 56% 69.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 245 2 2.2 2.3 2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 473 Write 383 Mixed 378 SusWrite 83.3 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 0.5 41% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 91.6 DQ Write 6.4 DQ Mixed 0.5 13% 32.8 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 130%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$59 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 125 125 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 124 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 200 199 200 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 196 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 198 112% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 522GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 134 134 133 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 132 Mixed 18 SusWrite 133 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 108%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 16GB 985 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 14 10 13 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.43% Terrible	Read 20.9 Write 12 Mixed 10 SusWrite 13.7 18% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.43% Great: 7%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-22ERMA0 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 360GB free, PID 1019 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 38.3 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 40 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 23.3 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	369x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	107x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	55x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	21x

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