Asus Z170-PREMIUM

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PREMIUM (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '20 at 04:42
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 818 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 150 Parallax 150 112% 146 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 138 Splatting 111 117% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 305 306 308 293 252 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 484 Mixed 399 SusWrite 311 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 56 199% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 152 122% 176 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 241GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 416 287 290 289 443 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 508 Write 288 Mixed 393 SusWrite 365 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51 183% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 355 246% 300 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 859GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 70 75 75 71 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 58 Write 58.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 73.3 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 46%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 744GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 95 97 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 91 Write 99 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 95.3 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3395 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.7% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 112%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-PREMIUM

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	50x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	5x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	8x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 78%, 9,797 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 32GBCrucialBench 75%, 6 samples	3x

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Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $1,205

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