Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '18 at 16:17
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 699 77% 609 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6188) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 321 Write 186 Mixed 212 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 12.4 106% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 11.7 24% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 133%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 877GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 1108 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1910 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 23 23 56222 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 985 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 302 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1834 (C2) HDA temperature 109 100 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.2% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 99.5 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.56 4K Mixed 0.35 120% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 716GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 74 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897091768 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5111 (05) Reallocated sector count 13 13 1743 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 12556 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3710 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7982 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7982 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 197569085470 (C4) Reallocation count 1 1 2263 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	82.2% Excellent	Read 169 Write 118 Mixed 158 112% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.19 86% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GBH2X02HBBB30-165 0118 64C0MHHHJ-HS 0118 4GBH2X02HBBB30-165 0118 64C0MHHHJ-HS 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 1600, 2133, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25.5 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 26.7 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%

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Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	148x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	13x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x

RAM
DDR3-2800 CL12 4GB 4x4GBUnknownBench 72%, 26 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 4,251 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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