Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	259% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '23 at 19:10
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$59 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 207 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 331 39% 302 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 844GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 39 41 38 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 45 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 39.5 111% 530 MB/s	4K Read 440 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 4.2 674% 149 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 441%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 110GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 189 170 190 166 175 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 356 Write 146 Mixed 164 SusWrite 177 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 10.9 81% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 78.9 89% 150 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 78%
SSD 1TB 1TB 2,243 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 954GB free Firmware: V8442c31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 295 280 289 277 288 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 380 Write 294 Mixed 270 SusWrite 284 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 28.9 98% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 169 129% 171 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 233%
ADATA SP 550 120GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 26GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 39 39 39 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.1% Above average	Read 53.7 Write 32 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 37.1 52% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 12.1 829% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 11.7 DQ Mixed 17.3 1,039% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 57%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 148GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 29 29 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 54.8 Write 24.4 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 29.4 39% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 27% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$31 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2829 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 95%

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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 Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	586x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	436x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	72x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	101x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	49x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $758

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369