Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.3% 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 Drive220% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 S  (all builds)
Memory24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime13.8 Days
Run DateApr 28 '17 at 21:08
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 87.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 581
76% 571 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 114
Parallax 101
86% 107 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 99.3
Splatting 82.4
74% 91.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,621
Write 1,158
Mixed 1,171
292% 1,317 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 51
210% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 169
209% 375 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 220%
Great: 283%
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCIe 480GB-$1,507
68GB free
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 1,353
Write 353
Mixed 533
162% 746 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 19.5
113% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 616
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 147
201% 375 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 130%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 70%
Great: 114%

 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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