Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive120% 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 2  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '22 at 01:29
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 124
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 644
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 48.7
Parallax 47.8
36% 47.1 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 42.7
Splatting 37.9
32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 297 305 297 301 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 487
Mixed 457
SusWrite 305
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 60.6
208% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90
99GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 310 351 134 261 283 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 487
Mixed 458
SusWrite 292
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 70.5
235% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 350
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 128%
Great: 137%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR1 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR1 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.5
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 708 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $831
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