Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	59.2% 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	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '19 at 18:29
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	35.7% Below average	Memory 51 1-Core 23.8 2-Core 49.9 28% 41.6 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 343 25% 227 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.2% Above average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 115 37% 73.6 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 144 Splatting 113 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 110%
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.3% Average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 53.7 Parallax 76.4 32% 56.3 fps	MRender 77.2 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 64 57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 331 308 266 237 201 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 374 Write 337 Mixed 238 SusWrite 277 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 22.5 4K Mixed 14.4 48% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 148 135% 208 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 159 163 162 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 146 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 161 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: DN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 212 220 207 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 157GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 35 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 30.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 36.3 45% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 45%
BUFFALO HD-PZU3 500GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 75GB free, PID 01f9 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 39 40 38 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 29.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 39.2 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 8.8 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 157 26% 157 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 86%

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

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	153x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	19x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	26x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	24x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x

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Total price: $927

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