Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	98.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '23 at 13:16
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 535 54% 438 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.5% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 136 Parallax 127 99% 128 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 131 Splatting 114 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 85 81 140 160 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55% Above average	Read 262 Write 56.4 Mixed 88 SusWrite 105 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 21.1 95% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 89.3 DQ Mixed 52.2 82% 163 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 85%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 258GB free Firmware: CR10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 77 78 77 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 70.7 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 77.6 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 579GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 81 82 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 74.2 Write 83.4 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 81 55% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 881GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 92 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 95.1 Write 91.9 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 89.6 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 127 128 126 129 125 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 151 Write 110 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 126 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 96%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 139GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 40 42 41 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	28% Poor	Read 94.6 Write 97 Mixed 57 SusWrite 42.2 95% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 43%
WD Elements SE 2623 2TB 1,337 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free, PID 2623 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 80 80 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 107 Write 108 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 78.2 119% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.2 162% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 65%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 79 80 82 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 77.5 125% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.9 244% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 58%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 397GB free, PID 2323 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 59 65 65 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 102 Write 115 Mixed 79 SusWrite 64.4 121% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 51%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 118GB free, PID 4001 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 68 69 70 64 68 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 242 Write 286 Mixed 244 SusWrite 70.3 282% 211 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 23.9 2,197% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 27.2 2,650% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 347%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 3GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 11 5.1 9.6 12 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 62.4 Write 17.4 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 9.9 24% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 49% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2666 C12 2x8GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 21.1 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 20.1 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 86%

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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	66	50	60	7.2"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	92x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	18x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
860 QVO 1TBSamsung $108Bench 89%, 201,200 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	6x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $559

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16