Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 02:45
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 660 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 446 Write 404 Mixed 324 87% 391 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 34.7 138% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 130 140% 233 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 49GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 157 188 205 201 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 298 Write 220 Mixed 278 SusWrite 192 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 43.2 149% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 241 188% 258 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 647GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 113 114 113 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 114 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0420 DDR3 1600G 2OZ 1302 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.3% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 52%

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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	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 $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $929

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