Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics47.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive132% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 S  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160128
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMar 20 '18 at 01:39
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 697
75% 594 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 53.7
Reflection 62.1
Parallax 50.8
44% 55.5 fps
MRender 77.5
Gravity 54.1
Splatting 70.7
55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
389GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 399
Mixed 415
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 39
123% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 128
146% 252 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 134%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 1,793
Write 224
Mixed 420
174% 813 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 27
98% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 78.3
136% 273 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 132%
Great: 210%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.7
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.6
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z170 S Builds (Compare 754 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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