Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
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 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150624
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU5%
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 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 205
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 588
61% 492 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 144
Parallax 138
104% 137 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 142
Splatting 123
104% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 173 145 145 144 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 446
Mixed 381
SusWrite 182
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 51
165% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 224
187% 268 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
322GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 118 117 116 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 163
Write 179
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 116
87% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.8
332% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 108%
Mass Storage Device 32GB
30GB free, PID 1212
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 18.5
Write 15.9
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 16.1
22% 16.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 3.2
218% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.4% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.2
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 17.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 63%

 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 686 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
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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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