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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.7% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 22:29
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 482 59% 452 Pts	64-Core 538 33% 538 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 319 152 126 127 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 363 Write 380 Mixed 311 SusWrite 197 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 51.6 163% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 315 242% 328 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 131%
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 39GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 188 192 192 193 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 384 Write 169 Mixed 199 SusWrite 185 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 14.7 111% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 30.3 72% 154 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 70%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 365GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 167 168 162 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 162 Mixed 100 SusWrite 162 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 108%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 441GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 97 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 85.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 96.8 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 55%
Generic- SD/MMC/MS/MSPRO 64GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 58GB free, PID 0307 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 67.5 Write 9.2 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 17.6 30% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 40%
WDC WD15 EARS-00Z5B1 1.5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 36.5 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 38.4 47% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2673 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 30.8 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 97%

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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	6,672x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,692x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,052x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,182x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	891x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	571x
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 i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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