Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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 (24%). 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '20 at 06:45
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	24%

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 i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 263 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 511 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8572) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 4.23 Parallax 4.28 4% 4.25 fps	MRender 4.43 Gravity 3.8 Splatting 6 4% 4.74 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 216 80 73 61 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 331 Mixed 342 SusWrite 154 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59.3 182% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
WD WD2002FAEX-007BA 2TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 183GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 79 78 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 77.7 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 37GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 56 Mixed 54 SusWrite 53.6 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 161GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 78 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 89.2 Write 8.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 77.7 36% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 59%
WD WD60EZRX-00MVLB1 6TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 127 129 129 128 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 119 Mixed 78 SusWrite 128 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 95%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,711x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,717x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,061x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,195x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,391x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,265x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	900x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	798x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	326x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	822x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	575x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	563x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $888

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16