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 (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 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	85% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170426
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '18 at 11:02
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	KHM-User
Background CPU	9%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 121 2-Core 256 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 674 72% 573 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 151 100 1175 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1857 (A6) Unknown 100 100 763 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 815 (A9) Unknown 100 100 32 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 797 (AE) Unknown 100 100 370 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 100 249108103212 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 26 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 175740 (F1) Unknown 253 253 15972 (F2) Unknown 253 253 17973	85% Excellent	Read 502 Write 415 Mixed 449 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 5.06 105% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 32.8 84% 173 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 86%
Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 4TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 168 6516 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 59 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 80 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 59 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 175 (C2) HDA temperature 113 106 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	86.6% Excellent	Read 139 Write 162 Mixed 156 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.28 119% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 395GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3032 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5056 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2461 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3836 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3836 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 214749806631 (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 10163	81.4% Excellent	Read 129 Write 154 Mixed 153 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.16 75% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 103%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 135GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 98 98 131075 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 229 (03) Spinup time 114 114 25791758671 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8182 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19862 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 6018 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 8947 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 8947 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 219044642858 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2976	49.4% Average	Read 86 Write 85.9 Mixed 86.7 65% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.34 95% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 1x16GB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 15.5 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

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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	6,655x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,687x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,049x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,176x
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	891x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	791x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	815x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	561x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16