Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics95.6% 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 Drive67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '22 at 01:06
Run Duration276 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
62.1% Good
Memory 65.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 213
74% 133 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 560
53% 438 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
2.72% Terrible
Lighting 3.1
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 3.5
2% 2.7 fps
MRender 3.8
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.8
3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.72%
Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
Gigabyte(1458 407B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.6% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 114
Parallax 111
101% 116 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 98.4
Splatting 94
85% 106 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 174 140 137 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 319
Write 290
Mixed 262
SusWrite 156
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 33.4
117% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 190
146% 200 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
746GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 177 140 138 169 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 196
Write 302
Mixed 297
SusWrite 157
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 40.6
132% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 37.7
74% 151 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
39.1% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 12.6
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 8
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $909
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