Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.2% 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)
Boot Drive	103% 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	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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170512
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 10:42
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 546 73% 544 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04A8) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 51.6 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 76.3 42% 63 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 44.5 45% 57 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 183 195 181 172 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 450 Mixed 383 SusWrite 191 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 54.8 186% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 263 224% 329 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 342GB free Firmware: 5KHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 439 424 434 366 238 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 977 Write 790 Mixed 496 SusWrite 397 148% 665 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 20.1 111% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 505 445% 674 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 170%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 163 165 168 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 164 Mixed 107 SusWrite 165 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 31.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 24.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 110%

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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	66	52	60	23.8"	1280 720	AOC2401 24B1W1

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	583x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	436x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	72x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	101x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	49x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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