Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 06:31
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (59^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)	79.1% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 609 61% 498 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 3697) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Lighting 80.5 Reflection 79.5 Parallax 76.9 66% 79 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 63.4 57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 378 352 276 247 239 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 465 Mixed 365 SusWrite 285 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.8 164% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 191 188% 299 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 69GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 308 155 130 121 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 469 Mixed 420 SusWrite 175 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.6 203% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 250 216% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 126%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 349GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 95 96 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 95.8 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 100%
WDC WD20 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 1TB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 37 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37.3 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 133% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 22%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 455GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 0.6 0.6 0 0 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 71.3 Write 100 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 3.1 74% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 56%
WDC WD20 02FAEX-007BA0 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 422GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 75 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 72.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 74 93% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 51%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 668GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.1 0.3 0 0 20 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 117 Write 122 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 3.6 108% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 55%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 381GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 88.3 Write 100 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 76.5 108% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1373 MHz Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 75%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	364x
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 $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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