Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.6% 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	89.5% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 02:32
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 72.6 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 178 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 306 43% 316 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2122 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 50.1 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 45.2 41% 49.2 fps	MRender 55.3 Gravity 50.1 Splatting 52.9 43% 52.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 229 214 180 181 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 444 Write 417 Mixed 346 SusWrite 210 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 41.1 142% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 221 196% 295 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 118%
ST1000DM003-9YN162 120GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 13GB free Firmware: SBFM71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 14 34 54 51 32 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.3% Poor	Read 246 Write 100 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 64.9 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 9.3 43% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 16 DQ Write 17.5 DQ Mixed 15.9 12% 16.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 661GB free Firmware: HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 114 118 118 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 125 Write 117 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 116 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 896GB free Firmware: CC82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 195 197 198 198 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 134 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 194 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 20GB free Firmware: JP4OA3FF SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 71 72 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 92.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 70.1 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1913 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.8% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.8 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 9.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 95.5 42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 80%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	126x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	138x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	54x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	25x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 5,640 samples	20x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	19x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $650

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