Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '23 at 15:13
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 233 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 281 37% 275 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40A9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.9% Good	Lighting 102 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 53.5 83% 56 fps	MRender 86 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 36.8 42% 53.7 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 843GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 33 39 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1,525 Write 16 Mixed 46 SusWrite 36.5 85% 406 MB/s	4K Read 140 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.8 216% 48 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 441%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 110GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 166 170 175 186 187 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.9% Average	Read 218 Write 99.8 Mixed 97 SusWrite 172 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 5 51% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 78.3 89% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 78%
SSD 1TB 1TB 1,423 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 954GB free Firmware: V8442c31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 253 241 277 285 284 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.8% Below average	Read 132 Write 114 Mixed 116 SusWrite 262 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 8.4 47% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 168 108% 125 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 259%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 381GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 28.1 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 36.9 40% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 19%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 148GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 25 26 27 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 52.3 Write 22.4 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 25.6 35% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 16% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2829 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.2% 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	580x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	435x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	72x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	100x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	82x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	49x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

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