Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.7% 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	111% 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 529 70% 525 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.1% 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)	30.7% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 26.8 Parallax 33 32% 32.8 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 35.9 Splatting 33.7 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.7% 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: 431 412 446 452 450 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 405 Mixed 333 SusWrite 442 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 45 160% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 321GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 443 478 481 480 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 409 Mixed 364 SusWrite 471 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.2 194% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 137 137 137 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 137 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.5% 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)	42.9% Average	Read 82.7 Write 84.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 66.7 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 55%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 730GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 126 126 129 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 127 Write 128 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 127 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 727GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 185 180 185 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 182 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.6% 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 @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 28.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.1% 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	1,049x

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