Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.3% 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	72.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '19 at 15:39
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 250 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 670 70% 560 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 119 123 119 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 479 Write 120 Mixed 122 SusWrite 117 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 20.8 125% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 51.4 82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 161GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 278 285 278 287 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 477 Mixed 415 SusWrite 298 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.9 225% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 82GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 280 286 279 287 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 472 Mixed 401 SusWrite 300 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.5 225% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 146 142 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 158 Write 143 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 145 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 163% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.5 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 21.7 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	358x
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	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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