Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

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

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '19 at 04:57
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 220 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 405 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 62.9 54% 66.7 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 58 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 103 125 122 119 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 296 Write 166 Mixed 196 SusWrite 121 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 17.7 68% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 156 126% 178 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 83%
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 118GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 148 148 130 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 323 Write 190 Mixed 217 SusWrite 143 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 29.7 134% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 204 160% 224 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 192GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 404 450 464 450 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 450 Mixed 385 SusWrite 430 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 38.9 144% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1302 186C0 V3 Series 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1302 186C0 V3 Series 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 60%

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $178	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) $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