Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	154% 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	26.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	35.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 15:48
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 115 2-Core 218 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 634 62% 510 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8667) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 226 Parallax 235 172% 224 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 217 Splatting 140 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 54 89 103 98 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.1% Poor	Read 109 Write 86 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 92.5 21% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 7.1 27% 9.37 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 154 121% 168 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 91%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$149 2,380 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 104GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 318 267 311 301 284 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 212 Write 422 Mixed 158 SusWrite 297 62% 272 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 10 33% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 192 142% 190 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 237%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 116 124 124 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 52.5 Write 97 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 122 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 81 89 89 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 59.7 Write 54.5 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 84.7 42% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 67%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 111 132 135 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 64 Write 98.3 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 127 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 104%
Seagate ST1500DL003-9VT16L 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 159GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 175 180 199 190 177 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 102 Write 122 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 183 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 9.9 1,680% 10.6 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 180 1,684% 187 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ Kingston KHX2400C15/8G DDR4 3000 2OZ Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 83%

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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	6,630x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	885x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

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