Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '19 at 20:05
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 454 63% 465 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2190 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 77.7 Parallax 67.8 64% 74.7 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 76.3 61% 73.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 513GB free Firmware: ECFM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 710 809 834 769 769 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 922 Write 885 Mixed 638 SusWrite 757 180% 801 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 51.7 214% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 570 434% 563 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 274%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 156 193 172 180 160 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 375 Write 248 Mixed 250 SusWrite 174 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 37.6 142% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 200 150% 197 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 95%
WD WD40EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 209GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 69 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 86%
WD My Passport 25E8 4TB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 296GB free, PID 25e8 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 65 Write 55.5 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 58.2 81% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 118GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 60 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 63 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 58.9 74% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 98GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 104 102 104 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 91 Write 92 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 101 115% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 48GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 65 67 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 60.5 Write 64.3 Mixed 43 SusWrite 66.9 80% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 25E8 4TB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 41GB free, PID 25e8 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 100 100 102 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 83 Write 78.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 95 109% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 2,697 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3360 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 36.4 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 28.9 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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	6,672x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,691x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,051x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,182x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,257x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	891x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	792x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	817x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	571x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	561x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16