Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 22 '17 at 10:33
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 273
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 772
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 139
Parallax 132
105% 134 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 129
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 443
Write 154
Mixed 268
63% 288 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 3.82
87% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 3.16
53% 122 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 78%
iXpand Flash Drive 32GB
3GB free, PID cff0
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
8% Terrible
Read 11.6
Write 10.4
Mixed 9.61
13% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.52
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
70% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 28.8
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 32
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
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 755 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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