Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 04:20
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 258 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 667 69% 555 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 267 164 158 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 446 Mixed 356 SusWrite 222 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.1 194% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 551GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 452 464 464 475 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 457 Mixed 312 SusWrite 461 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 46.3 163% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 278 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 354GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 157 154 158 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 135 Write 123 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 158 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 25.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 95%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	580x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	434x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	100x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $622

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16