Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.7% 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	116% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170623
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '17 at 19:46
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 262 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 571 76% 571 Pts	64-Core 573 36% 573 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.7% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 111 Parallax 112 96% 114 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 117 Splatting 96.9 86% 106 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 87GB free Firmware: N0307A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1167 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2729 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 303 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 124696 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 32 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 43 (A3) Unknown 100 100 3 (A4) Unknown 100 100 184347 (A5) Unknown 100 100 247 (A6) Unknown 100 100 131 (A7) Unknown 100 100 181 (F1) Unknown 100 100 434779 (F2) Unknown 100 100 746171 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 96 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 168 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 434779 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0	81.6% Excellent	Read 526 Write 147 Mixed 229 65% 301 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 32.3 140% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 64.5 87% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5344 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1043 (B1) Unknown 99 99 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 49 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 182 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8549687718	116% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 418 Mixed 423 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 46.8 181% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 117 145% 258 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 77 (03) Spinup time 130 130 51580699189 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 891 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2244 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 636 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5072 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5072 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 184685232164 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	84.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 144 Mixed 156 114% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.22 104% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 787GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3516 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13660 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2948 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 872 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2644 (C2) HDA temperature 111 83 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	103% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 173 Mixed 172 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.35 117% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 114GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2332 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9333 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2081 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 619 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1713 (C2) HDA temperature 111 85 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	88.4% Excellent	Read 162 Write 146 Mixed 134 110% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.28 104% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 36 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 33.1 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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Desktop 87%

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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	6,626x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,674x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,044x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,248x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	885x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	808x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	559x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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