Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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 (14%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '19 at 15:43
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 486 65% 488 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372C) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 26.7 Parallax 32.8 31% 32.5 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 33.7 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 434 466 477 471 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 446 Mixed 346 SusWrite 456 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46 160% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 350 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 322GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 451 470 478 481 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 433 Mixed 394 SusWrite 468 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.9 190% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 145 147 151 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 133 Write 126 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 147 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 91%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 373GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 67 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 85 Write 85 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 66.5 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 55%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 732GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 129 129 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 138 Write 118 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 128 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 744GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 154 152 152 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 106 Write 107 Mixed 52 SusWrite 152 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 860 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 32.5 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 98%

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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	6,659x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,689x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,050x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,179x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,255x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	891x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	791x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	816x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	561x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $32	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