Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '23 at 10:21
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 580 60% 480 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 282 Parallax 181 140% 212 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 176 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 616GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 421 Write 359 Mixed 307 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 14.2 55% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 30.8 44% 81.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 58%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 954GB free Firmware: X6107000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 453 Write 421 Mixed 360 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 30.9 101% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 280 228% 325 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 121%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 150GB free Firmware: UH5100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 422 Write 340 Mixed 280 77% 348 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 14.1 56% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 31 45% 83 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 58%
Seagate ST31000528ASQ 1TB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 430GB free Firmware: AP24 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 100 Write 88.4 Mixed 60.2 62% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 136GB free Firmware: 0204 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 73.7 Write 61.8 Mixed 43.2 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 53%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 247GB free Firmware: 0204 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 69.7 Write 66.3 Mixed 31.9 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 230GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 116 Write 101 Mixed 17.4 89% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 45%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 430GB free, PID 2323 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 77.9 Write 96.5 Mixed 77.1 110% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.2 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 51%
SD Card 2GB 2,438 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 18.9 Write 10.5 Mixed 7.7 14% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 3x8GB 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	39	4	30	84.6"	1536 864	SAM0DF7 SAMSUNG

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	419x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	86x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	39x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $65Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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Value: 63% - Good

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16