Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 718 75% 600 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.73% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 7.6 3% 4.83 fps	MRender 9.4 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 5% 5.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.73% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 305 294 306 301 303 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 396 Mixed 321 SusWrite 302 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.1 166% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 293 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 174GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 298 298 300 299 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 463 Mixed 379 SusWrite 300 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56 201% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Adata SU760 256GB 591 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 165GB free Firmware: XA003R17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 294 293 293 294 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 401 Mixed 362 SusWrite 293 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 42.2 154% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 252 195% 265 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 109%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 629GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 315 313 316 311 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 453 Mixed 423 SusWrite 312 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.4 187% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
Seagate ST380811AS 80GB-$99 2,717 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 19GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 50 50 50 49 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 49.4 Write 19.7 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 49.3 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 26.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 28 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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