Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.3% 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	85.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 17:23
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 85.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 469 59% 447 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61.4 55% 65.7 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 52.5 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 130 78 78 82 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 446 Write 381 Mixed 344 SusWrite 109 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 45.9 152% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 245 201% 286 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 562GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 185 185 183 183 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 108 Write 51.7 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 180 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 112%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 141 140 141 137 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 138 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.1 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 87%

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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	6,678x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,693x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,053x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,183x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,260x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	893x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	572x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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