Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.4% 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)
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '22 at 20:23
Run Duration	328 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$130 342,244 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)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 586 78% 586 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1660 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.85% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 8.8 6% 29.4 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 11.9 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.85% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 56.2 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 60.2 46% 61.4 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 53.3 48% 58.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,965 Write 2,130 Mixed 1,765 437% 1,953 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 79.1 278% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,813 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,320 1,018% 1,408 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99 2,341 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 30GB free Firmware: X3540000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 471 Write 428 Mixed 258 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 41.5 154% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 187 159% 234 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60 4,631 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 141GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 57 58 59 58 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 77.1 Write 64.9 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 56.5 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 212GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 79 76 84 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 79.3 Write 50.7 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 81.4 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 188GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 163 169 165 157 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 31 SusWrite 161 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.3 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 114%
Seagate One Touch w/PW 5TB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 102 114 114 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 114 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 111 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 174% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 70%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 853GB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 73 73 72 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 67.3 Write 75.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 73.3 95% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avexir DDR4-3200 CL16 4GB 4x4GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 36.1 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 32.8 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%

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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	6,654x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,686x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,048x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,174x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,255x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	890x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	791x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	815x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16