Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive158% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 S  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 05 '17 at 00:06
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 147
2-Core 289
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 806
84% 673 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 207
Parallax 208
162% 205 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 194
Splatting 125
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,851
Write 357
Mixed 513
195% 907 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 32.3
131% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 593
DQ Write 406
DQ Mixed 156
209% 385 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 158%
Great: 211%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
122GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 408
Mixed 422
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 45.5
174% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 110
140% 251 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 158
Mixed 142
112% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.23
97% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 41.8
MC Mixed 33.8
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 32.8
97% 34.1 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z170 S Builds (Compare 756 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $650
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HDDRAMUSB
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