Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	212% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	16GB 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 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '22 at 20:10
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 559 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3897) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 316 Reflection 278 Parallax 322 258% 305 fps	MRender 338 Gravity 259 Splatting 186 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 72 74 72 70 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 446 Mixed 379 SusWrite 118 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55.6 191% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Corsair Force GT 90GB-$96 764 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 14GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 99 109 110 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 367 Write 124 Mixed 170 SusWrite 106 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 34.3 144% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 141 109% 151 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 78%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1GB free Firmware: 2.08 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 356 Write 178 Mixed 231 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 37.3 145% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 191 152% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 88%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 65GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 456 470 450 461 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 441 Mixed 451 SusWrite 454 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 64.2 215% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 137%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 16GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1923 Write 2,048 Mixed 1,555 411% 1,842 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 72.9 249% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 675 DQ Mixed 918 671% 885 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 485GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 91 91 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 102 Write 92.4 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 91.1 116% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 0.9 437% 7.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 12 DQ Mixed 1.1 447% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x8GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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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 $269	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 $45	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