Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive189% 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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateDec 14 '18 at 00:13
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 160
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 497
50% 407 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 631 616 587 555 559 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1400
Write 775
Mixed 615
SusWrite 596
188% 846 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 55.4
223% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,034
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 366
343% 555 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 189%
Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
464GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 126 125 125 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 136
Write 95.8
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 126
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.7% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 22.6
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 95%

 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 696 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: 80% - Excellent Total price: $546
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