Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 09:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 215
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 589
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL V)
Dell(1028 240A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.26% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 6.12
6% 7.52 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 8.96
6% 7.44 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.26%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 437 432 432 440 436 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 439
Mixed 379
SusWrite 439
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.5
197% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 173
130% 173 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 6.5 7.4 7.9 7.4 7.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 134
Write 7.7
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 7.5
29% 39.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 63%

 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: $914
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