Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 S  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '17 at 00:18
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 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 i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 265
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 528
70% 527 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.6% Good
Lighting 82.2
Reflection 81.2
Parallax 71
67% 78.1 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 72.6
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
85GB free
Firmware: 0C3J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 486
Write 199
Mixed 224
66% 303 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 12
95% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 27.1
64% 136 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 82%
WD WD5001AALS-00E3A 500GB
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 131
Write 111
Mixed 102
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.27
96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.4
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 23.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z170 S Builds (Compare 754 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $664
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