Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	144% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 06:49
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 635 68% 541 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1568 MHz, MLim: 1831 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 65.1 58% 70.1 fps	MRender 77.1 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 58.5 55% 68 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 311 182 191 192 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 871 Write 876 Mixed 547 SusWrite 246 142% 635 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61.5 204% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 728 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 684 514% 686 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,230 Write 6,652 Mixed 6,682 1,530% 6,855 MB/s	4K Read 612 4K Write 329 4K Mixed 376 1,584% 439 MB/s	DQ Read 1,299 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 993 777% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 28 29 28 30 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 27 Write 22 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 27.7 18% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 65%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 565GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 111 112 110 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 68 SusWrite 110 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 83%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 1,740 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 6TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 165 168 168 168 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 242 Write 192 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 165 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 262%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 150 149 140 148 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 108 Write 140 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 141 159% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 75%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 661 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 439GB free, PID ab26 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 81 82 84 81 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 85.2 Write 64.5 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 82.6 93% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 23.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 72%

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	415x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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