Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 27 '21 at 16:16
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 247
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 663
71% 565 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.5% Very good
Lighting 97.9
Reflection 105
Parallax 99
80% 101 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 95.8
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 966GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 116 124 125 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 305
Write 318
Mixed 83
SusWrite 116
149% 206 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
293% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
170GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 117 124 126 128 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
98.2% Outstanding
Read 225
Write 231
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 117
113% 156 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.8
252% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 122%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB
229GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 84 84 84 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 80
Write 67
Mixed 45
SusWrite 81.5
50% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 64C0MHHHJ-HS 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 55%

 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 97 9 60 23" 1920 1080 DELD058 DELL S2340L
Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $831
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