Asus H170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 02:23
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$60 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 101 2-Core 200 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 373 47% 359 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.7% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 59.7 40% 48.6 fps	MRender 31.8 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 24.8 28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-488 240GB 1,955 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 273 277 286 201 286 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 439 Write 268 Mixed 266 SusWrite 265 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 31.9 113% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 176 157% 236 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 495GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 167 164 169 170 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 119 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 167 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD11 2x4GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	25.6"	1280 720	HWP26F8 HP LP2475w

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Workstation 52%

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Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING - $130

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	458x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	370x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	329x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	232x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	215x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	187x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	137x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	73x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	38x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	91x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	85x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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