Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	114% 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.

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	12.7 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 15:50
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$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 (100^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 513 69% 513 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.5% 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 27 Parallax 36.5 31% 33.9 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 36 Splatting 33.7 29% 35.7 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: 462 468 471 477 476 473 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 439 Mixed 353 SusWrite 471 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 44.6 161% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 348 265% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 322GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 471 475 479 478 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 426 Mixed 369 SusWrite 475 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 56.2 186% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 147 147 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 137 Write 121 Mixed 28 SusWrite 148 78% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 373GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 84 Write 87.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 66.7 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 55%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 732GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 129 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 145 Write 80 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 128 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 744GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 152 151 153 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 100 Write 82.7 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 151 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72% 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 (97^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 32.6 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 28.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 98%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,660x
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 $260	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