Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 07:43
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 43.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 222 66% 127 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 391 56% 411 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3163) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 112 Parallax 128 102% 122 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 116 Splatting 106 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6172 Write 4,884 Mixed 5,487 1,228% 5,515 MB/s	4K Read 466 4K Write 270 4K Mixed 323 1,263% 353 MB/s	DQ Read 1,566 DQ Write 1,313 DQ Mixed 1,384 1,052% 1,421 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
OCZ AGILITY3 480GB 804 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 205GB free Firmware: 2.28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 140 145 145 141 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 199 Write 219 Mixed 166 SusWrite 147 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 18.8 54% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 46.4 DQ Mixed 55 48% 72.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 41%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 41GB free Firmware: 0740 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 98 97 98 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 137 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 97.9 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 341GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 79 76 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 80.2 Write 74.9 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 77 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 209GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 42 40 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 41 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 40.5 27% 37 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 175% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 65%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 160 153 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 131 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 156 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 279% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 188 21% 188 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 62%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	92x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	18x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
860 QVO 1TBSamsung $109Bench 89%, 201,200 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	6x

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Total price: $574

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