Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 15:56
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th 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-$220 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 211 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 592 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$399 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 179 Parallax 170 138% 173 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 173 Splatting 119 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$102 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 427 Write 208 Mixed 339 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 45.2 145% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$45 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 398GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 91 101 97 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 97%

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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	58	33	60	34.1"	1280 720	SAM7144 LS34A650U

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Typical Z170-PRO Builds (Compare 910 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $220Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	486x
Core i5-6600KIntel $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	118x
Core i7-7700KIntel $289Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	162x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $102Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $180Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $560Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16