Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.5% 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	86.6% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 04:39
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 588 78% 582 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1279 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 79.1 48% 68.4 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 58.4 Splatting 55 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 154 148 139 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 430 Write 164 Mixed 208 SusWrite 144 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.4 174% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 114 102% 155 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 357GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 479 484 491 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 402 SusWrite 481 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 68.9 238% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 208 208 208 206 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 162 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 207 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 26.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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