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 (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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	104% 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 9 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 16:10
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 808 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 191 192 183 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 769 Write 238 Mixed 285 SusWrite 188 81% 370 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.5 172% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 180 146% 203 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
WD WD5000AAKS-75YGA 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 212GB free Firmware: 12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	36% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 59 Mixed 46 SusWrite 67.5 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 184GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 120 121 119 121 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 36 SusWrite 122 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 74%
WD WD40EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 147GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 107 Write 63 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 80.2 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 86%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 52GB free, PID 0201 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 55.8 Write 51 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 60.1 63% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 33.9 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 32.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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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	6,678x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,694x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,053x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,184x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,261x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	894x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	572x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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