Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.4% 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	139% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 11:28
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 467 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E218) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.9.3 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 30.9 21% 28.1 fps	MRender 24.6 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 32.6 22% 26.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 562 496 229 125 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 873 Write 560 Mixed 640 SusWrite 345 135% 605 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 52.9 194% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 505 DQ Write 537 DQ Mixed 452 359% 498 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 144%
Emtec X150 960GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 509GB free Firmware: SBFMBA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 271 371 293 388 289 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 164 Write 95.7 Mixed 81 SusWrite 328 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 9.3 42% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 108 86% 114 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 102%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 104 109 108 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 49.5 Write 84 Mixed 58 SusWrite 104 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 63%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 358GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 101 101 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 95 Write 98.2 Mixed 26 SusWrite 100 106% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 45%
Intenso USB 3.0 Device 3TB 811 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 159 157 160 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 158 177% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 132% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 16,624 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.2 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 89%

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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	6,629x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,250x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	885x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16