Asus Z170M-E D3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% 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	17.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 8 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-E D3 (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 09:40
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 68.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 198 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 374 43% 338 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.2% 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 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 64 Parallax 50.7 46% 57.1 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 70 Splatting 74.3 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 151 154 164 186 161 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.2% Very poor	Read 81.3 Write 86.5 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 160 22% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 3.4 14% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 174GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 160 160 161 162 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 55 Write 64.8 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 155 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 579GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 176 176 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 181 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 175 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Seagate Portable 2TB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 2343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 22 20 18 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	7.37% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 17.5 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 21.1 23% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 7.37% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 11.6 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 64%

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Gaming 27%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 24%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-E D3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	23x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	23x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	20x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
Solid State Disk 120GBSpccBench 59%, 22,489 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 2,577 samples	6x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	5x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $282

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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