Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	52.2% 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 Drive	58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140509
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '22 at 00:13
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Memory 59.2 1-Core 86.5 2-Core 170 58% 105 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 288 33% 256 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 63.6 53% 66.9 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 54.5 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 93 61 51 52 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 408 Write 377 Mixed 320 SusWrite 72.8 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 26.1 89% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 97.2 DQ Mixed 131 121% 195 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 118%
Usb3.0 Super Speed 500GB 338 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 17GB free Firmware: 0214 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 35 36 33 39 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 291GB free, PID 0800 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 33 34 32 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 38.9 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 32.7 44% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 75% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 55%
WD My Passport 2626 1TB 5,856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 227GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 12 13 12 15 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 67%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 137GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 116GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 4,596 Mixed 16.9 1,526% 2,307 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1 82% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 39%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 56GB free, PID 00de Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 13 14 12 14 13 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 106 Write 11.9 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 12.7 33% 36 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 49% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-017.A00LF 9905471-012.A00LF 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB 1333, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.2% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 7.7 22% 7.83 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 5 13% 4.7 GB/s	Latency 130 31% 130 ns

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	363x
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	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

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

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16