Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics169% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.5% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '23 at 22:01
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 241
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 619
67% 531 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Asus(1043 88BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
169% Outstanding
Lighting 246
Reflection 226
Parallax 204
201% 225 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 182
Splatting 154
156% 197 fps
Poor: 147%
This bench: 169%
Great: 172%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 267 300 303 302 305 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 306
Mixed 299
SusWrite 280
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 35.5
134% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 234
196% 286 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
70.3% Very good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.7
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $554
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