Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 07:19
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 715 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 542GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 477 470 475 475 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 448 Mixed 349 SusWrite 454 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.9 150% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 172 168% 264 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 240GB free Firmware: SAFC01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 483 486 486 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 491 Mixed 380 SusWrite 471 98% 431 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 46 172% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 207 185% 281 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 499GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 146 145 147 147 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 107 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 146 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.5 313% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 170 169 173 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 98.3 Mixed 76 SusWrite 171 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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	6,629x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,250x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	885x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16