Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170623
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 16:10
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 503 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 114 Parallax 104 92% 110 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 96.2 78% 95.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,747 Write 8,015 Mixed 8,033 1,707% 7,598 MB/s	4K Read 715 4K Write 436 4K Mixed 476 1,925% 542 MB/s	DQ Read 2,128 DQ Write 1,814 DQ Mixed 1,903 1,445% 1,949 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 55GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 464 188 142 146 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 389 Mixed 382 SusWrite 255 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 41.7 156% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 301 221% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 95%
Samsung HD401LJ 400GB 1,767 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 133GB free Firmware: ZZ100-15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 39 36 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 24.7 Write 32.7 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 40 22% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 42%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 58GB free Firmware: CR100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 53 53 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 43.5 Write 53.2 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 52.5 34% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 22GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 58 58 59 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 62.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 57.3 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 89GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 59 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 49.3 Write 64.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 60.1 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 62%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 177 Write 57 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 58 88% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 8.1 661% 9.6 MB/s	DQ Read 12.2 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 9.3 722% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 81%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 1,938 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 5595 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 28 14 14 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 128 Write 44.8 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 26.4 67% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.5 139% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 33.2 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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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	6,620x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,044x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,382x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,247x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	884x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	786x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	807x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	559x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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