Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	245% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '21 at 18:04
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 777 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8803) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 117% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 143 117% 143 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 1269 1326 992 730 685 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,880 Write 1,384 Mixed 800 SusWrite 1,056 285% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 57.3 228% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1228 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 451 426% 689 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 422GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 456 469 473 472 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 444 Mixed 396 SusWrite 462 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66.1 223% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 363 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 48GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 457 470 473 472 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 455 Mixed 409 SusWrite 457 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67.4 224% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 175GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 395 395 398 392 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 460 Write 298 Mixed 289 SusWrite 394 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 25.9 107% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 155 126% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 86%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 90 91 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 141 Write 136 Mixed 87 SusWrite 89.7 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 28.7 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 30 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 118%

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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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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	6,632x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,384x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	886x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

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