Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '19 at 21:20
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 464
61% 460 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Lighting 65.8
Reflection 60.1
Parallax 84.4
54% 70.1 fps
MRender 60.6
Gravity 57.7
Splatting 76.3
54% 64.9 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 239 240 137 150 160 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 328
Write 333
Mixed 307
SusWrite 193
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 31.7
111% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 162
138% 202 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
420GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 122 123 122 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 124
Write 125
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 122
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 21.5
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 80%

 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 697 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $546
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