Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1 Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1: Packaging and Bundle3. Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1: Board Layout and Features4. Asus Z170 UEFI & Software5. Testing Methodology6. Tests: System-related7. Tests: Gaming-related8. Tests: Motherboard-related9. Overclocking: Frequencies10. Overclocking: Performance11. Technical: Power Consumption12. Technical: Thermal Imaging13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

We will outline the performance increases that can be obtained from using the Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1 motherboard to overclock our system. Our overclocked processor frequency was 4.8GHz and memory speed was maintained at 3200MHz.

As a performance comparison, we have included the overclocked results from four other Z170 motherboards. The maximum overclocked configuration achieved with each board was a 4800MHz (48 x 100MHz) processor frequency and 3200MHz CL16 memory speed.

A CPU overclock delivers healthy gains for the Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1 motherboard. The board still sits in the middle of the pack as far as performance goes, but there are no glaring issues and the result differentials are very minor.

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