Asus Z170-P

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	299% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-P (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 14:35
Run Duration	329 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 83 2-Core 232 75% 135 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 653 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.6% Very good	Lighting 90.4 Reflection 91.5 Parallax 85.9 74% 89.3 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 74 71% 88.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 76%

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% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 1614 1626 1705 1652 1652 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,916 Write 2,048 Mixed 1,708 SusWrite 1,629 412% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 65.8 233% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 1,041 DQ Mixed 1,132 852% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 347%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 240GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 24GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 95 67 85 63 55 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39% Below average	Read 191 Write 192 Mixed 154 SusWrite 83.7 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 22.1 62% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 59.4 67% 114 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 582GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 158 157 161 145 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 150 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 153 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 109%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 601GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 124 127 123 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 161 Write 162 Mixed 96.1 SusWrite 124 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 100%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 574GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 106 104 103 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 76.2 Write 78.7 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 104 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 83%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 749GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 101 98 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 95 Mixed 62 SusWrite 99.9 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 50GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 196 201 201 202 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 152 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 197 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 104%
WD 6400AAD External 640GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 415GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 32 32 31 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.3% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 33.3 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 31.3 44% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 19.2 Write 7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 7.5 13% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.9 195% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 4R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	31%	52	98	5	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-P - $119

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,138x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	921x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	550x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	535x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	290x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	195x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	163x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $55Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	128x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $531

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 $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