Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.3% 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)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141022
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 22 '22 at 11:00
Run Duration222 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 236
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 566
58% 469 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6500-XT-$140
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Lighting 65.9
Reflection 78.5
Parallax 124
54% 89.5 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 34.2
56% 73.2 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320
913GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 445 176 715 435 432 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 130%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 182 181 182 181 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 147
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 180
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 100%
Great: 96%
ST10000D M0004-2GR11L 10TB
7TB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 78 78 78 78 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.6% Good
Read 200
Write 165
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 77.9
166% 133 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.4
236% 9.5 MB/s
Samsung SSD 870 QVO 4TB
2.5TB free, PID a2a4
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 214 218 218 219 218 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
258% Outstanding
Read 324
Write 284
Mixed 280
SusWrite 217
368% 276 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 36.5
3,087% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.3
DQ Write 60.7
DQ Mixed 40.7
3,565% 44.2 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 258%
Great: 258%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S Builds (Compare 221 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $927
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