Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	44.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '24 at 23:22
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.8% Average	Memory 32.5 1-Core 72 2-Core 176 47% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 348 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.5% Average	Lighting 52.3 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 59.4 43% 59.6 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 53.6 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 116 75 124 101 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 208 Write 104 Mixed 185 SusWrite 108 34% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 29.8 88% 190 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 8.8 15% 6.15 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 504GB free Firmware: SBFKZ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 204 250 311 320 320 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Write 63 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 264 28% 120 MB/s	4K Write 3.4 5% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 138 137 137 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 117 Write 147 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 135 85% 116 MB/s	4K Write 2 111% 2 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 11,950 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 800 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 6.9 23% 8.17 GB/s	SC Read 3.3 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 4.4 13% 4.63 GB/s	Latency 176 23% 176 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 0P 1R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	22%	23	155	10	240	27"	1920 1017	AOC2702 27G2G8

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,655x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,686x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,048x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,175x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,255x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	890x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	791x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	815x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16