Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.9% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 19:53
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 388 50% 375 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 64.3 51% 66.4 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 57.3 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 237 Write 144 Mixed 200 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 31.4 112% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 166 126% 171 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 438 Write 211 Mixed 313 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 54.8 184% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 118GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 175 164 154 143 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 359 Write 192 Mixed 208 SusWrite 150 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 36.2 140% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 194 156% 221 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1302 186C0 V3 Series 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1302 186C0 V3 Series 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 18.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 4R 3G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	16%	107	294	225	60	24"	1920 1080	ACI24E1 VG248

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	418x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	86x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $909

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16