Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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.
Boot Drive	277% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '23 at 21:39
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 255 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 700 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 231 Parallax 140 121% 173 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 163 Splatting 134 134% 168 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$121 18,218 User benchmarks, average bench 421% 537GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1137 1494 1561 1716 1671 1670 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1721 Write 1,966 Mixed 1,826 SusWrite 1,542 398% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 82.5 259% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 667 DQ Mixed 626 496% 691 MB/s
Poor: 285% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 514%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 407GB free Firmware: M6CR056 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 317 326 340 335 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 442 Write 419 Mixed 370 SusWrite 319 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 15.9 85% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 31 84% 172 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 92%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 429GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,680 Write 8,322 Mixed 8542 1,972% 8,848 MB/s	4K Read 505 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 282 1,248% 339 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 616 552% 847 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 14GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,974 Write 743 Mixed 546 236% 1,087 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 45.5 182% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 934 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 371 328% 512 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 207GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 566 567 562 567 567 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,504 Write 889 Mixed 1,613 SusWrite 677 262% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.1 217% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 934 679% 886 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 291%
Lio-org FILEIO 752GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 316GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 20 22 18 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.7% Below average	Read 106 Write 20 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 21.8 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 5.8 969% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 38%
Lio-org FILEIO 1.5TB 405GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.2 4.5 3.5 4.9 5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3400 C16 Series 4x8GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 34.3 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 31.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

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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	71	60	60	31.5"	2194 1163	AUS32A7 VP32UQ

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,637x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,679x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	887x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	788x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	810x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16