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 (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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151023
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 03:36
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 695 66% 548 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.26 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 22% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 441 Mixed 272 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 35.7 148% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 163 170% 281 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 226GB free Firmware: 8EV10171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 933 938 936 934 794 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 702 Write 948 Mixed 615 SusWrite 906 180% 793 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 56.4 258% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,453 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,058 829% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 230%
WL4000GSA6472E 4TB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 507GB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 147 146 147 145 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 145 Write 141 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 146 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 96%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 1,990 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 127 129 127 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 102 Write 130 Mixed 67 SusWrite 129 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 191% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 67%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 122 118 121 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 104 Write 95.3 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 120 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 101%
Seagate ST31000340AS 6TB 107GB free Firmware: AN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 146 146 145 144 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 144 Write 118 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 145 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 94%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	6,618x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,044x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,165x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,381x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,247x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	884x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	786x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	806x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	559x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

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