Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.4% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 263 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 786 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F); GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD, Gigabyte Gaming OC CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4780 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 232 Parallax 300 208% 262 fps	MRender 283 Gravity 225 Splatting 139 168% 216 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 273 124 117 91 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 384 Mixed 357 SusWrite 185 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.6 206% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 49 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 70.9 63% 90.4 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 51GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,966 Write 1,644 Mixed 628 311% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 63.2 237% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 52.2 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 72.6 79% 125 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Intel 320 Series 300GB-$289 2,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 55GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 205 202 195 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 248 Write 205 Mixed 182 SusWrite 200 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 24.1 83% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 28.2 25% 35.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 653GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 125 123 124 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 140 Write 135 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 124 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 83%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 148 146 147 146 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.1 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32.1 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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	6,629x
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	1,250x

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