Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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 (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	39.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 19:41
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	64%

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PC Performing way below expectations (8^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 61.3 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 132 50% 86 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 317 35% 277 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.2% Good	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 88.2 60% 76.1 fps	MRender 79.9 Gravity 89.4 Splatting 86.9 70% 85.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 243 247 297 302 326 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 1,141 Write 1,007 Mixed 1,008 SusWrite 273 192% 857 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 9 43% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,021 DQ Write 562 DQ Mixed 677 534% 753 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 410%
Samsung MZYLF128HCHP-000L2 128GB 3,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 38GB free Firmware: FXT63L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 79 88 87 93 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.1% Poor	Read 216 Write 104 Mixed 121 SusWrite 83.3 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 7.3 29% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 41.3 DQ Mixed 56.2 54% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 61%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 105 105 111 85 89 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.1% Below average	Read 230 Write 204 Mixed 164 SusWrite 98.8 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 11.5 34% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 298 222% 295 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 132GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 76 75 86 87 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 80.9 Write 38 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 79.5 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 403GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 103 100 96 91 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 180 Write 129 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 101 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 109%

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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	6,620x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,671x
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	1,247x

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	565x
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 i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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