Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 19:38
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$298 206,714 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 192 80% 132 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 591 59% 467 Pts	64-Core 602 40% 602 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 690,674 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 307 306 302 295 200 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 433 Mixed 368 SusWrite 300 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 48.1 175% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 344 260% 350 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$47 39,936 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 503GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 121 122 118 118 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 126 Mixed 87 SusWrite 118 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$73 479,768 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 31.7 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $266Bench 84%, 483,301 samples	7,693x
Core i5-6600KIntel $188Bench 80%, 307,632 samples	5,052x
Core i7-6700Intel $298Bench 76%, 206,714 samples	1,189x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,087,008 samples	2,939x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,090,662 samples	1,740x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 736,321 samples	1,730x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 690,674 samples	1,404x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 620,644 samples	1,246x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $95Bench 113%, 378,171 samples	472x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples	1,188x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 45,282 samples	747x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 84%, 440,338 samples	676x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $996

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10400F $149	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $325	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16