Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive135% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '17 at 15:30
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 98.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 289
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 774
81% 650 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2276 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 124
Parallax 106
101% 118 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 108
Splatting 105
87% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial_CT480M500SSD1 500GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
135% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 482
Mixed 497
111% 498 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 63.8
222% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 136
163% 284 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 135%
Great: 135%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
115GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 330
Mixed 364
88% 399 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 25.9
133% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 46.9
105% 219 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1866 C8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 25.1
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 45.3
88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S Builds (Compare 219 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $927
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