Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 12:58
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 661 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 655 40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5144 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 60 50% 62.8 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 53.6 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 54 57 48 50 51 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 392 Write 134 Mixed 188 SusWrite 63.6 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 32.5 126% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 131 110% 163 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 77%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 67GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 297 292 158 289 283 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 442 Mixed 416 SusWrite 291 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.6 191% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 876GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 138 121 139 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 166 Write 136 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 134 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 199GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 145 147 122 147 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 145 Write 140 Mixed 72 SusWrite 143 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 125GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 65 66 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 79 Write 80.8 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 66.2 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 66%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 20GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.6 6.8 8.5 10 9.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 160 Write 11 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 8.8 41% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.4 99% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
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	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16