Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	89% 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	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 2 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 753 78% 625 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 56GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 207 207 206 207 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 477 Write 202 Mixed 211 SusWrite 206 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 13.9 126% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 79.9 90% 150 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 78%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 274 257 274 237 247 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 489 Write 470 Mixed 249 SusWrite 264 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 37.5 126% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 239 199% 289 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 108%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 806GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 281 278 278 277 281 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 267 Write 226 Mixed 129 SusWrite 277 164% 225 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.6 592% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 213%
Asmt 2105 1TB 725 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 218GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 87 87 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 99 Write 102 Mixed 29 SusWrite 86.4 57% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 92%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 307GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 43 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 37.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 41.8 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 2x8GB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 22.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 - $183

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	53x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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