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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	241% 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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 03:53
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 275 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 805 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 968 899 916 852 790 750 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,079 Write 1,253 Mixed 794 SusWrite 862 276% 1,247 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 62.2 237% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 394 DQ Mixed 456 412% 648 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 61GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 425 410 402 421 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 304 Mixed 403 SusWrite 417 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 60.5 201% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 267 227% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 335GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 423 414 400 399 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 464 Mixed 393 SusWrite 406 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59.2 200% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 269 228% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 425GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,630 Write 7,599 Mixed 1,156 1,066% 4,795 MB/s	4K Read 517 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 338 1,354% 371 MB/s	DQ Read 1,376 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,076 849% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 314 343 332 334 330 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 355 Write 393 Mixed 103 SusWrite 332 214% 296 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 1.4 870% 7.33 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 285%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 28.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 101%

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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	6,629x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,250x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	885x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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