Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '20 at 17:55
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 648 63% 518 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4992) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 111 Parallax 109 84% 108 fps	MRender 91.2 Gravity 98 Splatting 89.1 76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 314 317 319 294 302 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 454 Mixed 393 SusWrite 307 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.5 200% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 56GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 518 238 176 156 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 874 Write 553 Mixed 632 SusWrite 287 131% 586 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 51.2 186% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 467 365% 501 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 144%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 210GB free Firmware: A750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 115 115 115 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 96.5 Write 98 Mixed 26 SusWrite 113 60% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 818GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 99 99 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 120 Mixed 85 SusWrite 96.9 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 306% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 94%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 116GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 75.8 Write 19 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 18.3 39% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.8 92% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 30%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 162GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 83 100 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 54 Write 21 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 90.1 65% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 8.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 196 197 193 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 194 Mixed 194 SusWrite 190 263% 191 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 1.2 390% 7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 8 DQ Mixed 1.5 326% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 27GB free, PID a813 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 16 16 14 16 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	8.61% Terrible	Read 25 Write 15.8 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 15.5 20% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.61% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 744 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.3% 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	6,644x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,682x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,046x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,172x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,253x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	888x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	789x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	811x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16