Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	125% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160705
Uptime	13.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 21:58
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 738 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 243 239 245 243 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 494 Mixed 390 SusWrite 267 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 68 234% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 340GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 463 468 480 483 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 488 Mixed 379 SusWrite 472 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 52.7 194% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 271 224% 322 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 134GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 474 402 329 272 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 494 Mixed 404 SusWrite 365 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 70.2 242% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 178 177 180 176 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 119 Write 140 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 177 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 172 173 181 182 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 86.5 Write 135 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 179 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 28.6 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 31.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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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	6,630x
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	1,251x

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