Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.6% 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 Drive	92.8% 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.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 03:14
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 230 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 650 60% 503 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3250) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 126 Parallax 111 91% 116 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 109 Splatting 93.9 84% 103 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 175 175 173 170 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 257 Mixed 326 SusWrite 181 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 44.4 156% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 348 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 190GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 360 395 385 413 388 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 442 Mixed 370 SusWrite 369 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46.4 164% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 293GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 359 394 384 413 387 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 450 Mixed 378 SusWrite 368 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 45 160% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.6 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 22 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 132%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	27"	1280 720	AUS27D2 ASUS VA27EHE

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Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	148x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	13x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x

RAM
DDR3-2800 CL12 4GB 4x4GBUnknownBench 72%, 26 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 4,251 samples	9x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $848

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 $40	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