Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '22 at 13:45
Run Duration	436 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 231 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 520 58% 457 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6170) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.69 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.6% Very good	Lighting 93.5 Reflection 106 Parallax 95.4 76% 98.4 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 94.4 Splatting 95.1 78% 94.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 324 345 357 352 384 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 371 Mixed 364 SusWrite 347 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 44.5 159% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 50.6 99% 195 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
WD WD81EJRX-89DBHY0 8TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 126GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 139 116 19 52 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 175 Write 150 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 102 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 112%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 494GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 263GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 13 5.8 0.1 22 31 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 131 Write 56.5 Mixed 61 SusWrite 22.3 78% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.4 119% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 38%
SanDisk 3.2 Gen1 258GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 83GB free, PID 55b1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 19 38 37 38 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 41.5 Write 37.1 SusWrite 28.3 44% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 29% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 99%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 127GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 5GB free, PID 558b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 35.8 Write 33.9 SusWrite 1.9 27% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Mixed 1.1 73% 2.05 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GC3000C15K4 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.9% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,673x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,693x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,052x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,182x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	891x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	793x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	817x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	571x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	561x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16