Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	134% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 11:26
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$219 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 213 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 661 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 655 40% 655 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 509 515 442 524 501 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 1,086 Write 1,419 Mixed 824 SusWrite 508 216% 959 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 45.6 139% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 85.3 DQ Mixed 167 171% 295 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 262%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$75 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 98GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 160 185 185 160 188 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.4% Good	Read 253 Write 244 Mixed 217 SusWrite 177 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 28.9 110% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 68 DQ Mixed 122 92% 128 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 84%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 108 112 119 108 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 97.8 Write 126 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 113 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 88%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1065 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 111 118 107 116 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 113 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 75%
WD WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1TB free Firmware: 2E.J SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 104 107 111 103 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 131 Write 99.5 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 108 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2720, 2720, 2720, 2720 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 29.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 28.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	470x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	126x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	138x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	84x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	55x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16