Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.5% 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 Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 15 '20 at 20:26
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 237
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 639
65% 526 Pts
64-Core 638
40% 638 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 77.8
Parallax 67.7
52% 69.7 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 66.4
Splatting 62.4
54% 66 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 431 460 468 459 463 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 459
Mixed 380
SusWrite 431
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 45.6
162% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 353
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS726020ALE611 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: APGNV517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 178 182 182 185 183 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 177
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 180
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
465GB free
Firmware: SD1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 14.5
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 108
51% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51%
Great: 62%

 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 712 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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HDDRAMUSB
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