Asus Z170-E

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-E (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 01:41
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 603 73% 563 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PwrHis(1787 3001) 3GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 53.3 43% 42.9 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 24.3 27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 155 95 181 78 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 247 Mixed 366 SusWrite 132 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 37.8 162% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 191 167% 247 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 86%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 155 155 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 136 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 154 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 24.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,840 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	618x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	515x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	294x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	216x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $455

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