Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '17 at 16:04
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User MAC-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 572
60% 479 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189
Asus(1043 0486) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 49.8
Parallax 58.7
36% 51.1 fps
MRender 49.1
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 37.7
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 527ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 506
Write 226
Mixed 239
71% 324 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 15.5
116% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 54.1
71% 127 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
50GB free
Firmware: 525ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 125
Write 88.4
Mixed 103
23% 105 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 11.8
96% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 87.6
DQ Mixed 26.9
40% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 27.6%
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 702 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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