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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 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 (66^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-$350 237,802 User benchmarks, average bench 75% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th 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: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 757,781 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 (54^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: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$45 41,989 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 503GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 121 122 118 118 121 MB/s Performing as expected (59^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: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$102 494,248 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz Performing above expectations (77^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: 55% ↑ 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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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $349Bench 83%, 553,688 samples	8,589x
Core i5-6600KIntel $195Bench 80%, 315,495 samples	5,563x
Core i7-6700Intel $350Bench 75%, 237,802 samples	1,340x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,058,005 samples	3,277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,138,057 samples	1,929x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 848,391 samples	1,905x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 757,781 samples	1,539x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $149Bench 110%, 645,285 samples	1,388x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 114%, 367,416 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $102Bench 83%, 494,248 samples	1,303x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 53,907 samples	825x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 445,090 samples	757x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,246

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $210	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-11600K $255	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $210	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $102	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16