Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '22 at 14:21
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 221
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 569
57% 463 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.4% Above average
Lighting 69.1
Reflection 70.4
Parallax 88.4
56% 76 fps
MRender 61.9
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 43.6
45% 56.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 317 317 322 321 323 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 452
Mixed 442
SusWrite 319
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 59.5
197% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 284
234% 335 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 115%
Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
9GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 432
Write 423
Mixed 366
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 53.2
185% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 173
181% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
71GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 104 108 106 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 121
Write 130
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 105
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-173.A00LF 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 16
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 707 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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HDDRAMUSB
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