Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51% 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 Drive121% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 267
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 441
63% 463 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51% Above average
Lighting 66.1
Reflection 72.6
Parallax 92.3
54% 77 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 63.9
Splatting 44.1
45% 57 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51%
Great: 55%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 317 318 322 322 314 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 488
Mixed 454
SusWrite 325
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 62
208% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 352
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 121%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2176 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.4
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 27.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $914
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