Asus Z170-E

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-E (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 00:26
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 475 65% 483 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 43.9 Parallax 39.3 38% 43.3 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.3 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: R011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 269 268 230 249 208 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 277 Write 359 Mixed 324 SusWrite 254 69% 304 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 36.3 141% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 265 202% 269 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 155 155 156 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 113 Write 146 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 151 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.3 310% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 104GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 103 101 102 103 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 101 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 171 172 172 170 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 171 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 167 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 356% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 834GB free, PID ab38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 112 111 110 112 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 108 113% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.6 262% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	614x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	513x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	293x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	216x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	62x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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