Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.9% 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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '18 at 07:52
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 792 79% 645 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088 6,806 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Nvidia(10DE 1035) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 381.65 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.7% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 47 Parallax 67.4 36% 52.9 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 40.5 38% 47.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 136 136 135 131 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 403 Write 414 Mixed 351 SusWrite 167 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 16.6 135% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 186 189 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 186 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 952GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 189 185 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 192 Mixed 81 SusWrite 187 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x16GB 1,040 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.7 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 119%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	126x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	19x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $650

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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