Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.2% 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	65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '21 at 15:47
Run Duration	1228 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 168 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 437 46% 370 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 64 52% 66.1 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 53.5 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 347 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 447 Write 310 Mixed 385 SusWrite 113 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 26.9 103% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 70.8 DQ Mixed 221 160% 215 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 133%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 754GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 386 272 268 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 392 Write 423 Mixed 341 SusWrite 198 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 26.9 92% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 236 167% 215 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 104%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 618GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 1327 1412 1327 1248 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,327 Write 1,388 Mixed 737 SusWrite 886 243% 1,085 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 28.9 104% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 49.4 DQ Mixed 172 123% 164 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 354%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 183 182 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 110 Write 132 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 60.9 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 114%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 749GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 109 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 36.1 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 63%

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

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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	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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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