Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '20 at 15:47
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 294 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 817 82% 669 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8581) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.2% Poor	Lighting 31.1 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 27.8 25% 29.9 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 29.1 25% 31 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 293 184 68 63 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 440 Mixed 372 SusWrite 164 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 62.1 206% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Qnap iSCSI Storage 550GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 204GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 54 48 51 41 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 166 Write 131 Mixed 150 SusWrite 50.4 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 10.6 39% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 198 144% 186 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 31%
Qnap iSCSI Storage 550GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 108GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 84 78 82 81 74 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 4% Great: 48%
Dell PERC H310 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 275GB free Firmware: 2.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 131 Write 36.6 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 41.1 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2666C16D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,683x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,697x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,053x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,387x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,262x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	894x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	794x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	572x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	561x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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