Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 21:53
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 256 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 663 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.3% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 103 Parallax 91.1 80% 97.2 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 90.7 Splatting 92.4 76% 92.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,578 Write 1,155 Mixed 735 255% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 78.1 269% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 1,003 795% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 176GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,655 Write 50.5 Mixed 101 1,386% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 777 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.2 32,664% 260 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 1x8GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 56%

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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	6,629x
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	1,250x

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	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 $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