Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	200% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '18 at 15:01
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 78 1-Core 124 2-Core 226 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 661 67% 541 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.4% Average	Lighting 54.9 Reflection 49.4 Parallax 66.2 45% 56.9 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 63.2 44% 52 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 858 823 802 800 817 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,712 Write 965 Mixed 714 SusWrite 811 233% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 50.7 176% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 909 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 421 364% 555 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 283%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 32GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 186 176 181 187 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 446 Write 181 Mixed 215 SusWrite 180 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 17.7 100% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 55.9 90% 176 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 235GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 383 324 325 323 325 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 466 Mixed 339 SusWrite 341 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 47.7 165% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 172 181% 298 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 165GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 63 62 64 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 88.8 Write 73.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 63.6 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 219GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 67 67 67 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 58.7 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 66.7 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 625GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 66 64 64 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 85 Write 67.5 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 64.3 51% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 83%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 45 44 45 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 43.3 Write 43.3 Mixed 37 SusWrite 44.1 57% 41.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 103%
SanDisk Cruzer 128GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 47GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 2.2 2.2 3.3 2.9 3.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 7.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 3.2 10% 8.43 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 109% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 17%
Samsung STORY Station 3 2TB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 924GB free, PID 6054 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 96 97 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 125 Write 39.2 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 97.1 95% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 55%
BUFFALO External HDD 4TB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free, PID 0257 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 153 156 153 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 166 Write 125 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 155 170% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 113%

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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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Typical Z170-PRO Builds (Compare 961 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	514x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	170x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $560Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16