Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.8% 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 Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 23:04
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 255 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 695 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.8% Average	Lighting 47 Reflection 54.6 Parallax 44.1 38% 48.6 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 61.9 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 393 192 132 131 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 441 Mixed 347 SusWrite 238 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.8 199% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 361 263% 341 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 144GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 103 137 107 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,298 Write 1119 Mixed 920 SusWrite 222 198% 890 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 81.7 286% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 269 341% 597 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 255%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 137GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 98 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 97.2 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 80 87 88 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 118 Write 103 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 82.6 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 67%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 551GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 148 148 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 108 Write 116 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 147 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 85%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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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	80x
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 $94Bench 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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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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