Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 10:43
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 206 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 639 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 107 Parallax 91.4 83% 100 fps	MRender 90.6 Gravity 89.4 Splatting 92.8 75% 90.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,677 Write 598 Mixed 839 227% 1038 MB/s	4K Read 91.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 75.7 319% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 674 DQ Mixed 1,012 735% 968 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 7GB free Firmware: X41200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,810 Write 7,659 Mixed 6,356 1,485% 6,608 MB/s	4K Read 477 4K Write 422 4K Mixed 444 1,516% 448 MB/s	DQ Read 2,043 DQ Write 1,836 DQ Mixed 1,968 1,468% 1,949 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 203GB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 122 118 120 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB (2013) 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 134GB free Firmware: CC92 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 62 63 61 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 211GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 132 132 131 134 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 83GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 95 95 91 95 94 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 76%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,654x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,686x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,048x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,175x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,255x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	890x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	791x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	815x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16