Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	308% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 11:36
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 258 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 729 79% 627 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 31.2 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.5 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2220 630 602 600 603 603 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,546 Write 2,364 Mixed 1,638 SusWrite 876 415% 1,856 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 91.1 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,388 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 1,268 958% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 340%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 39GB free Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 206 202 217 212 206 MB/s Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	82.4% Excellent	Read 77.2 Write 248 Mixed 268 SusWrite 213 46% 201 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 45.8 182% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 145 136% 211 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 86GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 210 210 210 210 226 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 371 Write 394 Mixed 311 SusWrite 213 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 46.9 165% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 144 135% 210 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 26GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 210 210 210 210 192 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 378 Write 397 Mixed 298 SusWrite 207 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 46.1 164% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 141 134% 208 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 300GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 76 75 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 105 SusWrite 76.4 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 31.6 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	476x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	79x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	66x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	64x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	43x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	18x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	14x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16