Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive117% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '22 at 02:28
Run Duration290 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 98.6
2-Core 268
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 716
72% 582 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 350 346 359 362 362 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 484
Mixed 446
SusWrite 356
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 61.8
203% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 185
158% 225 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 117%
Great: 130%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
698GB free
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2073 2131 2146 2152 2148 427 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,718
Write 2,245
Mixed 1,867
SusWrite 1,846
434% 1,919 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 81
266% 91.5 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 745
548% 729 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 296%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 21.8
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 23.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 71%

 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 679 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: 62% - Good Total price: $914
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