Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	94.3% 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	81.5% 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 13:50
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 81 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 451 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 111 Parallax 115 94% 114 fps	MRender 160 Gravity 104 Splatting 94 94% 119 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 200 168 155 129 123 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 357 Write 255 Mixed 271 SusWrite 164 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 40.1 148% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 250 192% 261 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 62GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 299 297 298 299 287 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 457 Mixed 368 SusWrite 302 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 53.2 178% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 313 235% 315 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 198 198 199 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 152 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 197 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 30GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 20.1 Write 13.4 Mixed 14 SusWrite 4.6 16% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.5 168% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 18%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 846GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 83 83 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 82.4 Write 82.8 Mixed 28 SusWrite 82.1 91% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 28 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 89%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,631x
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	567x
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