Asus Z170-DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.7% 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	100% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 18:33
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 715 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 121 Parallax 118 93% 118 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 104 Splatting 93.5 80% 98.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 191 144 111 91 77 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 416 Mixed 331 SusWrite 150 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 54.6 188% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 215 191% 288 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$67 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 32GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 98 99 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 100 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 99.2 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 99%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 127GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 77 79 79 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 71 Write 79.5 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 77.1 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 26GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 65 67 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 65.8 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 65.8 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 101%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 18GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 104 105 106 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 119 Write 113 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 106 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 268% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 118%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 57GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 105 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 100%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 65GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 174 173 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 191 Mixed 106 SusWrite 174 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 289% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 107%
Asmt 2105 3TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 395GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	3.81% Terrible	Read 1.7 Write 22.5 Mixed 3 SusWrite 10.6 7% 9.45 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 3.81% Great: 103%
Asmt 2105 3TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 294GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 9.9 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Read 1.3 Write 20 Mixed 1.5 SusWrite 10.1 6% 8.23 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 103%
Asmt 2105 8TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 493GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4 3.9 3.9 4 4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Read 2 Write 15 Mixed 4 SusWrite 3.9 4% 6.22 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 1.72% Great: 109%
Asmt 2105 3TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 128GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 11 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Read 1.2 Write 20.7 Mixed 2.3 SusWrite 10.4 6% 8.65 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 103%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 10GB free, PID ab28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 90 77 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 57.5 Write 82.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 80.5 102% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 93GB free, PID 25e2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 83 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 75.3 Write 70.5 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 82.3 96% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 48% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 178GB free, PID 25e1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 77 77 78 77 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 82.5 Write 74.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 77.1 99% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 161% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE - $319

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,021x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	117x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	91x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	106x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	53x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	24x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,567

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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