Asus Z170-E

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 92.8%, 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	283% 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	9.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 14:49
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$170 588,978 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 (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 755 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$879 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	200% Outstanding	Lighting 299 Reflection 248 Parallax 336 243% 294 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 239 Splatting 172 189% 240 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)-$77 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1402 1016 905 1046 900 833 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,010 Write 2,339 Mixed 1,847 SusWrite 1,017 406% 1,803 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 77.3 278% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 1136 DQ Mixed 1,238 927% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 347%
WD Blue 250GB-$77 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 40GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 185 179 182 183 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 471 Write 453 Mixed 330 SusWrite 210 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 38.9 130% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 254 207% 295 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 908GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 166 167 169 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 139 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 166 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 495GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 147 148 148 147 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 166 Write 134 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 146 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.6% 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)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 28 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 27.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	628x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	523x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	169x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	297x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	157x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	86x
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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $596

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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