Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	89.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 10:49
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (46^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 130 2-Core 264 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 499 59% 455 Pts	64-Core 495 31% 495 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 70 53 53 54 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 474 Write 393 Mixed 365 SusWrite 97.2 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 46.4 162% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 246 206% 297 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 17GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 41 40 39 46 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 43.1 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 42.7 29% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 43%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 16GB free Firmware: AM0B1J SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 83 77 75 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 87.9 Write 89.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 86 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 95GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 148 149 148 150 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 147 Write 117 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 147 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 112%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 10GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 50 48 51 50 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 43.7 Write 44.7 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 49.4 32% 42.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.8% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 20.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 4R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	35%	51	221	31	60	0"	1920 1080

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,622x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,672x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,044x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,382x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,248x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	884x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	786x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	807x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	559x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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