Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive231% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 04:24
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 266
88% 160 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 498
64% 485 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.6% Good
Lighting 83.3
Reflection 58.3
Parallax 106
68% 82.7 fps
MRender 58.2
Gravity 77.6
Splatting 74.9
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 62%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.67% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 7.75
7% 9.21 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 16.6
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.67%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,808
Write 1,122
Mixed 1,467
325% 1,466 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 57.2
232% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 524
DQ Write 377
DQ Mixed 200
217% 367 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 231%
Great: 283%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 6TB
4TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 167
Mixed 174
133% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.89
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 102%
Great: 164%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$299
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 24.1
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 22.3
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 698 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $532
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