Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160111
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 09:38
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 90.2 1-Core 23.6 2-Core 45.3 40% 53 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 358 28% 246 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.4% Average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 55.6 Parallax 59.8 38% 54.2 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 53.4 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31 9,202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 299 281 278 276 279 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 1,203 Write 498 Mixed 564 SusWrite 288 141% 638 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 28.4 100% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 336 235% 299 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 200 207 205 209 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 68.7 Write 94.2 Mixed 89 SusWrite 200 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 770GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 140 139 139 139 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 90.2 Write 78.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 138 59% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 108%
G-DRIVE 4TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 2403 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 147 152 152 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 151 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 147 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$299 798 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 8.1 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 127%

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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 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,630x
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	1,251x

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