Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.4% 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	121% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 20:00
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 568 77% 576 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 87 56% 75.1 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 57.4 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 280 254 220 184 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 495 Mixed 393 SusWrite 249 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.2 230% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR1TB 1TB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 812GB free Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 455 455 456 454 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 418 Mixed 412 SusWrite 453 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 30.2 137% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 40.4 89% 178 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$81 1,785 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 34 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 35.3 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	513x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $560Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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