Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	147% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 21:35
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 878 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 878 54% 878 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 330C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 218 212 179 212 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,052 Write 664 Mixed 462 SusWrite 212 132% 598 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 57.1 215% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 361 333% 514 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 144%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 318GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 476 475 483 482 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 492 Mixed 405 SusWrite 476 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 58.1 211% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 280 229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 121%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 257 254 261 263 262 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 33 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 33.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 99%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	515x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	171x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $560Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $653

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