Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	124% 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	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 (11%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 00:24
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 266 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 733 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 197 209 196 197 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 906 Write 808 Mixed 493 SusWrite 217 135% 606 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 46.9 155% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 587 DQ Write 567 DQ Mixed 446 371% 533 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 182%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 641GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2267 2194 1130 1139 1138 1164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,286 Mixed 1,634 SusWrite 1,505 444% 1,983 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 90.3 302% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,642 DQ Write 1,451 DQ Mixed 1,509 1,142% 1,534 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 372%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 666GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 129 133 130 126 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 102 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 126 70% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 80%

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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