Asus Z170-E

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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	92.5% 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	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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-E (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 23:51
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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 i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 280 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 811 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 129 129 132 84 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 467 Mixed 378 SusWrite 160 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 42.9 168% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 264 204% 274 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 95%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 23GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 108 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 94.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 108 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 69%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 114GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 84 85 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 80.2 Write 69.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 83.8 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 56%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$32 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 511GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 143 157 158 158 157 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 148 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 154 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3000-MR 2x8GB 3,342 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 26.7 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 30.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 49.7 81% 49.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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-E

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	628x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	523x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	170x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	297x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	157x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	86x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	62x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $596

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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