Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateApr 14 '17 at 00:53
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 684
70% 565 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.3.3
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.9% Good
Lighting 83.3
Reflection 59
Parallax 125
68% 89.2 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 91.2
Splatting 75.8
62% 75.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 973GB
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 924
Write 299
Mixed 552
130% 592 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 30.5
112% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 132
152% 264 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 308%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
416GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 85.2
Write 73.1
Mixed 80.4
60% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.29
87% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
69.8% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 22.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 200 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $848
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