Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	315% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '19 at 20:01
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	18%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 724 78% 620 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1847 1863 1773 1538 1667 1741 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2183 Write 1,767 Mixed 1,098 SusWrite 1738 380% 1,696 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 61.2 237% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 1,019 DQ Mixed 1,090 823% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 425%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 11GB free Firmware: Q0922FS SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 441 438 412 81 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 407 Mixed 380 SusWrite 308 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 47 130% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 263 196% 257 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 126%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 567GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 120 121 122 120 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 116 Write 105 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 120 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 86%
JMicron Tech 500GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 155GB free, PID 0562 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 545 532 547 543 542 542 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	424% Outstanding	Read 546 Write 544 Mixed 378 SusWrite 542 679% 502 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 41.2 3,943% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 70.8 DQ Mixed 46.3 4,090% 48.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 424% Great: 352%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 2x8GB 6,416 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 27.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 134%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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	433x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16