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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160705
Uptime	10.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 18:30
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 511 70% 521 Pts	64-Core 529 33% 529 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 103 51 56 71 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 336 Write 325 Mixed 308 SusWrite 104 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 14.7 82% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 29.7 79% 163 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 67%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 548GB free Firmware: Q0922FS SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 415 411 409 409 405 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 378 Mixed 355 SusWrite 410 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43 151% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 205 177% 260 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 157 159 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 107 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 158 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3112 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 29.2 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 103%

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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	6,645x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,685x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,046x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,254x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	889x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	789x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	811x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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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 $40
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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16