Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.2% 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 Drive	210% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 23:11
Run Duration	393 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 270 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 758 74% 607 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 98.9 Reflection 111 Parallax 100 81% 103 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 97.4 Splatting 98.3 80% 96.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 559 549 573 550 543 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 769 Mixed 654 SusWrite 556 219% 998 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 54.9 215% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 373 352% 573 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 744GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 408 398 417 407 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 485 Mixed 463 SusWrite 394 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.8 203% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 50GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 413 403 413 394 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 479 Mixed 452 SusWrite 385 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.3 207% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB 7,638 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 358GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 230 217 208 234 236 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 411 Mixed 367 SusWrite 233 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 46 154% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 140 163% 281 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 114%
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB 7,638 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 285GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 347 335 343 349 343 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 299 Write 393 Mixed 306 SusWrite 349 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 31.6 153% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 116 148% 264 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 212GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 113 117 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 118 Write 122 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 114 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 108%
WD easystore 25FB 1TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 928GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 184 177 183 179 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 184 Write 182 Mixed 140 SusWrite 178 232% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 138% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBR 2x16GB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 75: 10R 8G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
75%	36%	53	298	219	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F 27GL850

History: Score 16: 0R 4G 4B | Score 57: 6R 6G 9B | Score 75: 10R 8G 1B

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	470x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $652

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16