Asus Z170-PREMIUM

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PREMIUM (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 19:12
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 792 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3714 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 128 Splatting 113 103% 128 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 456 257 244 212 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 464 Mixed 418 SusWrite 301 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47.8 168% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 310 309 310 311 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 453 Mixed 417 SusWrite 326 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.6 221% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 214 212 208 218 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 208 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 213 128% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.9 256% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 883GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 81.2 Write 78.7 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 47 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 46%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 894GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 98 97 99 97 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 95 Mixed 70 SusWrite 96.7 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMD16GX4M2B3200C16 CMD16GX4M2B3200C16 CMD64GX4M8A2400C14 CMD64GX4M8A2400C14 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 34 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 32.1 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-PREMIUM

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	50x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	5x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	8x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 78%, 9,797 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 32GBCrucialBench 75%, 6 samples	3x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $1,000

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16