Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 13 '18 at 17:21
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 85.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 241
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 641
70% 554 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Palit(1569 13C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.8% Good
Lighting 84.9
Reflection 84.4
Parallax 74.7
69% 81.3 fps
MRender 79.7
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 65.1
59% 73.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 378 356 325 297 244 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 464
Write 384
Mixed 229
SusWrite 322
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 27.5
124% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 126
132% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 99%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 128 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 125
Write 125
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 130
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 93%
General UDisk 2TB
1.5TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.2 2.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
1.78% Terrible
Read 6.5
Write 1.5
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 2.2
5% 3.92 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
8% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.78%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1360 MHz
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 13.7
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 62%

 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 678 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: 61% - Good Total price: $929
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