Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.5% 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	226% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '15 at 20:15
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 493 67% 496 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1572) 1.2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5891 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 41 Parallax 34 22% 34 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 28.4 24% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 148GB free Firmware: 504ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 104 7923502 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 70239895163443 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1668 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 514 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 45 64427458593 (C2) HDA temperature 33 45 64427458593 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7923502 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7923502 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7923502 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3423 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3187 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3187 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7710	87.7% Excellent	Read 505 Write 260 Mixed 340 81% 368 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 23.1 138% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 63.5 99% 189 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 90%
Mushkin MKL120GB 120GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 112GB free Firmware: 309A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2952707 (05) Reallocated sector count 90 90 1664 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 48326972020299 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2620 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 263 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 0 0 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 2952707 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 86 86 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2688 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3904 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3904 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4416	47% Average	Read 190 Write 88.1 Mixed 105 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 13.9 102% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 97.6 DQ Mixed 29.6 43% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 47%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,025 Write 904 Mixed 1,128 297% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 44.5 234% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 620 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 198 220% 381 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 243%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 162 6316 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3892 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5868 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2004 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 203 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 23051 (C2) HDA temperature 121 109 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.1% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 103 Mixed 91.1 74% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.21 93% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 67%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB 3,131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 115 108 7241 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5996 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8199 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3516 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 557 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 186 186 42158 (C2) HDA temperature 118 104 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.7% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 103 Mixed 87 72% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.33 99% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 57%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB 3,131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 414GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 114 107 7258 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6290 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3602 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 550 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 181 181 58455 (C2) HDA temperature 118 104 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5111 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	52.2% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 87.4 Mixed 79 65% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.27 72% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 25.7 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 110%

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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	478x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	80x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	66x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	64x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	43x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	14x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16