Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 S  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime7.8 Days
Run DateNov 16 '17 at 01:39
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 749
77% 619 Pts
64-Core 720
45% 720 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 114
Parallax 92.1
82% 102 fps
MRender 91.5
Gravity 89.6
Splatting 96.9
76% 92.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 411
Mixed 417
99% 447 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 26.9
148% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 26.7
93% 205 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 27.2
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 29.2
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 117%

 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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