Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	81.3% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 03:48
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 686 71% 573 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 186 186 183 182 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 352 Write 335 Mixed 296 SusWrite 185 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 42.9 150% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 212 159% 213 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 187 187 190 191 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 363 Write 337 Mixed 332 SusWrite 188 69% 305 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 51.9 165% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 209 157% 211 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 133%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 115GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 82 82 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 86 Write 87.5 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 81.7 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 864GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 78 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 67 Write 69 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 76.7 47% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 62%

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Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	147x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	13x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x

RAM
DDR3-2800 CL12 4GB 4x4GBUnknownBench 72%, 26 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 4,251 samples	9x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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