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Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141022
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '16 at 22:39
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 255
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 663
70% 558 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5390
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.7% Good
Lighting 83
Reflection 89.2
Parallax 76.5
68% 82.9 fps
MRender 82.7
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 70.6
62% 76.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 364
Mixed 406
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 47.2
177% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 110
135% 239 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 320GB
298GB free
Firmware: PB3AC60Q Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
44% Average
Read 76.7
Write 76.4
Mixed 71.3
56% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.38
84% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 44%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S Builds (Compare 230 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $670
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