Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 15:06
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 102 2-Core 174 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 280 36% 274 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 37.2 30% 34.4 fps	MRender 34.2 Gravity 35.3 Splatting 32.8 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 372 Write 321 Mixed 274 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 30.5 116% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 94.4 119% 209 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$70 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 877GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 115 121 118 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 124 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 118 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 74%
Seagate GoFlex Mac 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 149GB free, PID 6021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 39 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 31.8 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 37.8 46% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 19.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 72%

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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	370x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	107x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	55x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	21x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $162	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $383