Asus Z170-E

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-E (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 21:07
Run Duration	343 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 753 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 146 Parallax 120 95% 127 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 106 98% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 110%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gainward(10B0 1E07) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 232 Parallax 218 176% 222 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 218 Splatting 151 166% 210 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 112GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 341 340 336 349 339 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 474 Write 371 Mixed 279 SusWrite 342 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 28.2 107% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 158 128% 186 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 86%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 328 328 325 326 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,969 Write 1,321 Mixed 926 SusWrite 355 253% 1,143 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 79.3 280% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,241 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,010 803% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 268GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 428 408 402 433 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 451 Mixed 428 SusWrite 419 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 53.6 172% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 295 239% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 116GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 416 380 410 439 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 222 Mixed 274 SusWrite 412 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 51.2 181% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 253 219% 325 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 126%
Samsung MZ7WD960HMHP-00003 960GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 350GB free Firmware: DXV8C03Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 437 433 437 440 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 444 Mixed 356 SusWrite 436 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 37.6 136% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 295 233% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 108%
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 185GB free Firmware: X412 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 199 194 195 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 365 Write 269 Mixed 219 SusWrite 196 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 46.6 165% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 212 169% 237 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 99%
Samsung PM871 2.5 7m 256GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 238GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 211 210 215 214 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 378 Write 291 Mixed 249 SusWrite 212 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 40.6 158% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 200 166% 236 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 94%
Team T2535T480G 480GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 245GB free Firmware: Q1115A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 444 442 446 444 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 435 Mixed 384 SusWrite 442 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 24.6 134% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 33.2 85% 172 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 97%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 9GB free Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 374 Write 334 Mixed 318 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 44.7 155% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 212 163% 221 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 31GB free Firmware: DEMA SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 98 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 98 Write 95.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 98.5 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 4x8GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 23 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 78%

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

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	618x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	515x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	294x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	62x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

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