Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.4% 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	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 23:51
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 626 70% 552 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K6000-$4,000 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 44% Nvidia(10DE 1036) ≥ 4GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.4% Average	Lighting 50.1 Reflection 62.1 Parallax 75.4 41% 62.5 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 50.8 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 431 443 423 444 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 484 Mixed 449 SusWrite 414 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.5 203% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 444GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 420 419 412 426 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 437 Mixed 344 SusWrite 400 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 46.8 169% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 208 177% 258 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
OCZ Vector 180 480GB-$140 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 446GB free Firmware: 0206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 388 337 386 338 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 345 Write 123 Mixed 256 SusWrite 355 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 22.9 77% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 66.3 DQ Write 50.7 DQ Mixed 59.5 44% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	42%	53	229	133	60	27"	2560 1440	ACI27A3 ASUS PB278

History: Score 37: 2R 5G 12B | Score 68: 9R 5G 8B

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	148x
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 $94Bench 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 $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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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