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 as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJan 22 '19 at 15:12
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 147
2-Core 283
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 764
73% 602 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT2301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 68 55 33 31 33 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 450
Write 102
Mixed 149
SusWrite 51.1
41% 188 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 23.2
81% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 40.6
DQ Mixed 58
55% 90.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51%
Great: 56%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
61GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 159 151 131 84 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 332
Write 168
Mixed 182
SusWrite 125
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 24.3
96% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 150
115% 155 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
82GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 138 141 146 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 140
Write 189
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 142
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
723GB free, PID a200
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 33 35 35 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Read 30.8
Write 33.8
Mixed 23.7
SusWrite 34.5
42% 30.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.5% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 23.6
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 25.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 98%

 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $527
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