Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	70.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160705
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 13:20
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 61.7 1-Core 39.4 2-Core 128 44% 76.5 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 352 39% 309 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.3% Very good	Lighting 89.8 Reflection 96 Parallax 83.2 73% 89.7 fps	MRender 78.2 Gravity 83.5 Splatting 76.1 65% 79.3 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 415 427 402 126 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 565 Write 454 Mixed 442 SusWrite 301 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 28.1 88% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 496 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 455 355% 487 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 144%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 89GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 294 345 352 367 357 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 370 Write 327 Mixed 268 SusWrite 323 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 21.3 77% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 144 152% 248 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 110%
Liteonit LAT-128M2S 128GB 477 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 21GB free Firmware: PMD9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 156 171 173 178 138 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.7% Below average	Read 267 Write 160 Mixed 169 SusWrite 158 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 11.8 43% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 78.1 DQ Write 57.4 DQ Mixed 56.5 45% 64 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 52%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 106 106 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 95.5 Write 104 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 104 122% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 61%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 2,579 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.2 6.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Read 17 Write 6.5 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 2.9 10% 8.98 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 8% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avexir DDR4-3000 CL16 8GB 2x8GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 123 33% 123 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 103%

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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%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	576x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	431x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	72x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	99x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	81x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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