Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '17 at 23:00
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 443
61% 451 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 160
Parallax 138
100% 140 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 140
Splatting 114
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 158
Mixed 154
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.24
89% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
438GB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 121
Write 127
Mixed 120
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.99
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.29
119% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 146
Write 109
Mixed 116
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.31
61% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
64% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64%
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 678 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: 61% - Good Total price: $929
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback