Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 20:27
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 264 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 343 45% 337 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 54.1 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 58.4 44% 60.1 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 56.3 Splatting 53.3 47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 SATA M.2 256GB 2,150 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 341 349 330 332 329 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 348 Write 327 Mixed 199 SusWrite 330 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 24.6 98% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 126 130% 215 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 460GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 151 151 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 154 Mixed 116 SusWrite 150 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 Samsung M378A5244BB0-CRC 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.7% Good	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F29 BenQ XL2720Z

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Typical Z170-PRO Builds (Compare 957 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	513x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $560Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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