Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 195% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	219% 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	274% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 01:11
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 258 95% 167 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 740 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% 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: 465.89 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 301 Parallax 368 267% 332 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 262 Splatting 191 213% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1119 1212 1196 1182 1167 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,486 Write 1,856 Mixed 1,738 SusWrite 1,174 405% 1,814 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 70.8 227% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 1,081 DQ Write 374 DQ Mixed 562 458% 672 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 304GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 385 462 475 476 475 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 444 Mixed 445 SusWrite 436 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 50.3 166% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 361 270% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 372GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 485 485 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 449 Mixed 413 SusWrite 484 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 49.8 157% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 232GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 250 161 163 163 163 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 511 Write 481 Mixed 440 SusWrite 230 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 53.7 174% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 130%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 316GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 485 485 484 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 456 Mixed 399 SusWrite 484 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 47.7 157% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 357 266% 353 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB 1,802 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 110 106 106 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 75.5 Write 80.7 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 109 54% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 75%

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 (89^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 31.9 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 28.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%

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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