Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.9% 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 Drive	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '17 at 13:57
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 75.7 2-Core 130 57% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 227 29% 221 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.9.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.9% Poor	Lighting 23.5 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 22.1 19% 24.6 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 30.5 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 22004589 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 -118592636968502 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1186 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 64 (B1) Unknown 0 0 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 38 57 1009321050150 (C2) HDA temperature 38 57 1009321050150 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 22004589 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 22004589 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 22004589 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 25769803777 (E9) Unknown 0 0 36747 (EA) Unknown 0 0 18227 (F1) Unknown 0 0 18227 (F2) Unknown 0 0 12241	56.8% Above average	Read 497 Write 199 Mixed 221 67% 306 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 11.4 75% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 45.8 40% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 299GB free Firmware: 2AR20004 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 86 3453 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 4003 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11933 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 687 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4005 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 99 99 41922514 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 133 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 106489 (C2) HDA temperature 63 43 244813922341 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 315 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 11905 (F1) Unknown 89 88 15106552 (F2) Unknown 90 89 14403426 (FE) Unknown 252 252 0	43.7% Average	Read 76 Write 76.4 Mixed 73.3 57% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.19 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.15 40% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 59%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 23GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 82 (03) Spinup time 186 185 1658 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12066 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23531 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7094 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 619 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 143 143 172312 (C2) HDA temperature 110 90 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	28.7% Poor	Read 46 Write 53.8 Mixed 55.2 39% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.25 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.29 72% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB 3,774 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	364x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	106x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	54x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16