Asus Z170-E

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	200% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170-E (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 06:13
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 782 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB; ROG-STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-GAMING CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	200% Outstanding	Lighting 297 Reflection 249 Parallax 310 242% 286 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 242 Splatting 174 192% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1667 1175 1074 1168 1036 1151 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,017 Write 2,359 Mixed 1,891 SusWrite 1,212 421% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 82.6 298% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,175 DQ Mixed 1,272 955% 1,278 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 347%
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 40GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 182 186 186 187 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 484 Write 289 Mixed 199 SusWrite 192 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 31 123% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 218 191% 289 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 911GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 157 159 158 160 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 115 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 158 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 494GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 132 133 138 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 100 Mixed 71 SusWrite 134 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.2 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	624x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	518x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	296x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	217x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	62x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16