Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '21 at 17:41
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 227 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 640 64% 521 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 6152) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 33.8 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 34.2 28% 36.6 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 35.2 Splatting 24.6 26% 32.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 419 Write 400 Mixed 341 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 32.4 123% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 85GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 208 213 211 212 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 446 Write 431 Mixed 410 SusWrite 212 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 36.5 135% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 353 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 129%
Asmt 2115 2TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 215 219 215 215 216 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.6% Above average	Read 271 Write 112 Mixed 127 SusWrite 213 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 21.5 67% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 133 99% 130 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 76%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 157GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 208 213 212 213 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 434 Write 430 Mixed 411 SusWrite 213 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 37.4 135% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 129GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 111 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 360 Write 359 Mixed 329 SusWrite 110 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 29.9 4K Mixed 23.1 75% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 27.3 46% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 99%
Cfast Angelbird 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 83GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 110 108 108 109 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.3% Average	Read 360 Write 351 Mixed 324 SusWrite 108 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 22.5 73% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 39.8 DQ Mixed 27.2 22% 29.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 66%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 657GB free Firmware: CC51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 125 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 127 Write 100 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 126 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 96%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 741GB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 146 148 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 163 Write 161 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 147 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 213% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 104 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 10 Write 9.7 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 104 51% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 17% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 72%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 115GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 54 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 53.3 Write 53 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 53.2 67% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 4x8GB 2,056 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66.2% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 77%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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