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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	163% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	20.4 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 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 18:36
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$170 282,363 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 (98^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 203 81% 138 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 638 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 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: 901 473 541 500 514 478 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,252 Write 1,727 Mixed 1,209 SusWrite 568 268% 1,189 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 47.7 158% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,211 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 192 258% 502 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 262%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$65 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 93GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 176 188 179 188 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 300 Write 236 Mixed 246 SusWrite 177 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 35.2 122% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 83.3 DQ Mixed 161 115% 149 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 84%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$94 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 132 128 135 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 127 Mixed 104 SusWrite 130 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1065 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 132 127 135 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 127 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 129 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 75%
WD WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1TB free Firmware: 2E.J SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 124 120 127 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 122 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% 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% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 29.1 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 27.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	473x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	127x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	139x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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	21x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	19x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $790

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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