Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	249% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 11:56
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (49^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 696 65% 543 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.2% Very good	Lighting 92.5 Reflection 82.4 Parallax 77.3 75% 84.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 72.7 69% 86.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$117 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 145GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 412 458 448 455 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 452 Mixed 356 SusWrite 426 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 46 164% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 346 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 921 945 943 941 931 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,411 Write 2,433 Mixed 1,549 SusWrite 1,043 364% 1,609 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 75.7 252% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 1,138 850% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 303%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 79GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 183 186 185 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 171 Mixed 133 SusWrite 185 132% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.7 351% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 0GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 112 Write 99.1 Mixed 27.5 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 63%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 992GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 151 152 152 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 66.1 Write 84.8 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 153 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 347% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 94%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 8GB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 6GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 21.7 Write 12 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 3.8 14% 12 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.1% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 105%

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

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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	6,628x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,674x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,249x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	885x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	808x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16