Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	105% 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.
Boot Drive	88.5% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '23 at 03:07
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 58 1-Core 113 2-Core 215 69% 129 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 525 55% 439 Pts	64-Core 483 30% 483 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 142 Parallax 133 108% 136 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 229 151 114 116 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 436 Write 291 Mixed 366 SusWrite 174 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 44.1 142% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 96GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 109 108 109 109 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 104 Write 73.6 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 108 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 79GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 195 177 161 200 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 143 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 185 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 105GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 138 138 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	63% Good	Read 83.8 Write 81.1 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 135 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FAD 4x16GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 20.7 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	10	213	59	60	27"	3840 2160	ACI27B3 ROG PG27AQ

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	470x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	126x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $647

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16