Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics200% 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 Drive259% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '22 at 12:46
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 as expected (45th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 221
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 626
64% 515 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB
Gigabyte(1458 40A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
200% Outstanding
Lighting 287
Reflection 273
Parallax 332
234% 297 fps
MRender 363
Gravity 244
Splatting 188
208% 265 fps
Poor: 143%
This bench: 200%
Great: 211%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 825 804 795 795 798 797 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,412
Write 2260
Mixed 1,419
SusWrite 802
385% 1,723 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 82.3
267% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 823
DQ Write 514
DQ Mixed 680
504% 672 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 259%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S Builds (Compare 219 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $927
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