Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.7% 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)
Boot Drive	87.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141114
Uptime	23.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 22:51
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 666 65% 535 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 24 Parallax 34.7 21% 28.1 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 25 23% 29 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 205 186 168 165 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 472 Write 245 Mixed 291 SusWrite 186 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 38 136% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 333 249% 332 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 173 172 180 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 150 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 173 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 5.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 5.5 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 4.8 14% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.3 155% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 13%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0031 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	6.37% Terrible	Read 20 Write 4.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 6.4 8% 7.85 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 33% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.37% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 71%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	415x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: $914

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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