Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	94% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170-E (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '18 at 00:13
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 260 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 562 74% 556 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 118 Reflection 118 Parallax 101 96% 113 fps	Gravity 105 Splatting 106 94% 106 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 126 55 56 54 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 366 Mixed 362 SusWrite 89.1 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 48.4 178% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 237 195% 277 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 107 108 109 109 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 65 SusWrite 109 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 156GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 88 88 93 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 98 Write 97.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 90.4 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.9 140% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FADG BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FADG 16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 86%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	618x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	515x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	294x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	216x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	62x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

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