Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.8% 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 Drive90.9% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '20 at 19:16
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 481
65% 483 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Lighting 94.6
Reflection 84.9
Parallax 79.4
77% 86.3 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 79.8
Splatting 77.1
73% 91.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR240GB-LT 240GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 170 54 53 53 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 57
Mixed 227
SusWrite 76.9
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 47.5
169% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 241
202% 289 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 91%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 153 154 154 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 144
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 152
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
216% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 18.4
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 61%

 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 703 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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