Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics71.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateDec 15 '20 at 03:58
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440S-$122
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
43% Average
Memory 52.3
1-Core 68.8
2-Core 130
48% 83.6 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 234
27% 211 Pts
64-Core 210
13% 210 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 43%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Sapphire(174B 1070) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.2% Very good
Lighting 87
Reflection 94.6
Parallax 89.3
71% 90.3 fps
MRender 85.9
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 88.6
72% 87.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
456GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 6.9 18 227 129 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 291
Write 240
Mixed 199
SusWrite 84.4
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 17
4K Mixed 8
33% 11.3 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 30.4
41% 75.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 31%
Great: 58%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
870GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 108 112 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 112
Write 115
Mixed 70
SusWrite 110
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.8% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8
23% 7.93 GB/s
Latency 152
26% 152 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $831
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