Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive110% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151001
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '23 at 10:23
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 400
52% 390 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2112
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.81% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 5.2
Parallax 7.4
6% 6.43 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 0.2
4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.81%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 311 438 417 443 445 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 470
Mixed 423
SusWrite 406
101% 446 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 52.1
175% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 180
148% 219 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 197 198 185 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 129
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 189
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2800 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.1% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 92%

 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 701 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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