Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	194% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160119
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 19:21
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 728 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 165 Parallax 175 138% 170 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 144 Splatting 109 115% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 323 324 325 324 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 1,475 Mixed 640 SusWrite 366 238% 1,074 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 50.7 185% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 1052 DQ Write 853 DQ Mixed 711 598% 872 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 236%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 29GB free Firmware: O0730A SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 458 Write 395 Mixed 349 SusWrite 96.8 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 43.2 148% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 115 137% 236 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 44GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 271 273 271 271 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 429 Mixed 393 SusWrite 281 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 53.9 163% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 119 155% 279 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 336 Write 74.7 Mixed 67.7 34% 159 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 13.1 59% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 24.1 DQ Mixed 20.5 40% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 373GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 68 68 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 80.3 Write 74.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 67.5 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 722GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 77 91 79 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 56.7 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 83.8 37% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 107%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 234GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 99 99 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 95 Write 92.7 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 98.8 116% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 41%
BUFFALO HD-PEU2 320GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 173GB free, PID 0157 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 42 42 41 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 36 Write 29 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 41.3 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 30 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,673x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,693x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,052x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,182x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	891x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	793x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	817x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	571x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16