Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive125% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '22 at 16:02
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 232
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 677
66% 542 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.63% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 7.5
3% 4.73 fps
MRender 8.8
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 5.4
4% 5.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.63%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 440 452 442 385 392 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 471
Mixed 447
SusWrite 425
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 57.7
203% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 294
240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 125%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.6% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 19.5
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 201 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $693
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HDDRAMUSB
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