Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56% 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	168% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '16 at 17:15
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 688 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2986) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7557 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 68.1 58% 69.6 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 55.4 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB 2,994 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 519 Mixed 700 199% 912 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 38.2 180% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 567 DQ Write 436 DQ Mixed 165 215% 389 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 173%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 19GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2435 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 626 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 197 197 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 75 (C2) HDA temperature 71 50 214749216797	60.3% Good	Read 485 Write 162 Mixed 91.5 53% 246 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 7.63 77% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 36 74% 156 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 99%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 14GB free Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3728745 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 138280767076190 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2993 (AB) Unknown 0 0 1 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 264 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 1 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3728745 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3728745 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3728745 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 21326 (EA) Unknown 0 0 43894 (F1) Unknown 0 0 43894 (F2) Unknown 0 0 32712	53.3% Above average	Read 190 Write 170 Mixed 150 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 13.1 97% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 43.7 68% 128 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 96GB free Firmware: CC3C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 0 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4516 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 58 30262881330 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18896 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3393 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295294983 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 53 471269403 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 239 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4626 (C2) HDA temperature 27 47 38654705691 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 18 9 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 24318104846074 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4285142760 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1907773623	53.5% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 89 Mixed 77 66% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.45 89% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 50GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 55792344 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 8088 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 4316479118 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12777 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2758 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 83 83 17 (BE) vendor-specific 71 57 488046621 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 181 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 46647 (C2) HDA temperature 29 43 30064771101 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -76493367538508 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18341402871 (F2) Unknown 100 253 14669494591	72.4% Very good	Read 139 Write 114 Mixed 104 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.25 79% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 18GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 155497464 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8502 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2144659 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12788 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2776 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 52 488046621 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 168 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 27639 (C2) HDA temperature 29 48 34359738397 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 114417928767767 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9337739346 (F2) Unknown 100 253 5080503511	88.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 158 Mixed 121 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.33 76% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 114%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 45GB free, PID 0108 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 41.8 Mixed 39.1 52% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.49 82% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 22%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00D7B0 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 31.1 Mixed 18.5 34% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.28 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x16GB 399 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	19x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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