Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z170 S  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '20 at 23:30
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 808
86% 689 Pts
64-Core 809
50% 809 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
931GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 474 476 485 479 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 477
Mixed 399
SusWrite 473
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 49.9
174% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 120%
Great: 121%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 145 147 118 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 179
Mixed 68
SusWrite 139
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.8
208% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 113%
MKNSSDRE 1TB 1TB
834GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 430 431 435 431 433 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
367% Outstanding
Read 396
Write 388
Mixed 293
SusWrite 428
512% 376 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 36.1
3,647% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27.7
DQ Write 88.1
DQ Mixed 39.8
4,453% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 367%
Great: 367%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 25.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z170 S Builds (Compare 760 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $717
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