Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '18 at 19:46
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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 (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 223 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 600 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2761) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 37.4 26% 33 fps	MRender 41.3 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 32.7 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,314 Write 3,178 Mixed 3,592 890% 4,028 MB/s	4K Read 385 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 268 1,051% 296 MB/s	DQ Read 786 DQ Write 545 DQ Mixed 611 471% 647 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 133GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 104 105 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 122 Write 140 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 105 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.5 432% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 92 Write 86 Mixed 62.5 60% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 55GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 84 84 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 80 Write 77.3 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 85.5 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 101%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 55GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 31 32 29 29 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 80.8 Write 51.5 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 31.9 61% 49.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.5 170% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 30%
ADATA SU650 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 112GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 201 196 195 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 182 Mixed 165 SusWrite 196 245% 176 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 17.1 1,497% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 16.7 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 20.8 2,062% 25.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 147%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 283GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 69 67 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 70.7 Write 69 Mixed 30 SusWrite 68.3 79% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 196GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 66 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 63.2 Write 65.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 66.8 76% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 108%

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 681 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	416x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	59x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	50x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $909

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16