Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 S  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 05:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 520
70% 524 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 195
Parallax 177
146% 184 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 177
Splatting 123
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 465
Write 426
Mixed 358
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 66
224% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 360
264% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD6000BLHX-01V7BV0 600GB
36GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 105 105 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
62% Good
Read 111
Write 107
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 105
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.3
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 25.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 103%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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