Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	218% 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	303% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 01:51
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 268 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 766 80% 642 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	218% Outstanding	Lighting 326 Reflection 304 Parallax 339 265% 323 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 261 Splatting 190 212% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1596 1203 1451 1415 1402 1364 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,390 Write 2,159 Mixed 1,701 SusWrite 1405 429% 1,914 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 80.1 254% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,364 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 664 567% 856 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 26GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 444 Mixed 438 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 56 179% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB 1,802 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 890GB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 95 96 96 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 93.6 65% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 206GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 160 160 159 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68% Good	Read 76.2 Write 151 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 159 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3112 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 31.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 30.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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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	3,674x
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