Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics78.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 12:48
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 69%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
65.9% Good
Memory 86
1-Core 78.5
2-Core 140
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 303
36% 281 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.7% Very good
Lighting 92.8
Reflection 99.2
Parallax 78.2
76% 90.1 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 95.1
Splatting 86.1
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 97 88 78 95 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 350
Write 225
Mixed 244
SusWrite 101
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 22.8
106% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 33
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 36.5
37% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 89%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
256GB free
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 101 101 102 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 61
Write 43.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 99.5
44% 60.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
205GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 17 17 17 17 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
53% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.3
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 16
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 53%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 711 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $831
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