Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 16:49
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 79.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 420
54% 409 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.7% Very good
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 110
Parallax 99
80% 102 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 97.1
Splatting 98.8
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 25 33 40 39 41 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
821GB free
Firmware: AX001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 92 92 91 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
46% Average
Read 69.6
Write 74.8
Mixed 31
SusWrite 90.6
48% 66.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46%
Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 188 188 188 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 177
Mixed 20.9
SusWrite 185
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
198GB free, PID a006
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 39.3
Write 41.8
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 39.4
48% 35.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.3% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 8.9
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 10.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $574
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