Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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 Drive	97.1% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '20 at 07:25
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 245 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 706 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 178 Parallax 177 132% 173 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 156 Splatting 114 104% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 45 42 40 42 41 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 473 Mixed 348 SusWrite 78 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 53.1 182% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 230 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 118%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 26GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 140 136 127 127 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 397 Write 188 Mixed 220 SusWrite 135 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 40.3 159% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 122 121% 197 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 873GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 176 182 179 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 175 Mixed 117 SusWrite 180 123% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 838GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 170 171 170 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 160 Mixed 91 SusWrite 170 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1.5TB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 42.3 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 42.3 51% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 750GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 698GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 102 101 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 102 119% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 40%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 248GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 230GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 13 13 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 10.5 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 12.6 19% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0 51% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 37%
SanDisk Cruzer 128GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 119GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 0.2 3.6 4.7 0.2 3.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Read 10.8 Write 9.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 2.8 8% 6.88 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB 3,567 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 58GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 6 6 6.8 7.8 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.61% Terrible	Read 26.4 Write 21 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.4 17% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 41% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.61% Great: 17%
USB Flash Memory 32GB 520 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.7 4.7 3.3 3.9 3.4 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	7.44% Terrible	Read 18.8 Write 11.3 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 4.6 14% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.3 91% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.44% Great: 21%
Sony Storage Media 8GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 02a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.24% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 9.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.5 12% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.24% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 108%

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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 $400Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $848

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 $45	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