Asus Z170-DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '20 at 11:57
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 265 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 488 66% 491 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.7 37% 38.6 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 847 845 827 805 808 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2,116 Mixed 1,757 SusWrite 828 404% 1,811 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 75 247% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 948 672% 889 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4.5TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 168 176 173 161 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 112 115 107 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 109 Write 110 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 112 68% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 118GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 125 116 123 117 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 36.5 Write 97 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 118 49% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4GB free Firmware: AR15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 77 81 84 77 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUH721212ALE600 12TB 408 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4TB free Firmware: LEGNT3D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 226 227 219 226 222 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 235 Write 235 Mixed 102 SusWrite 224 145% 199 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.3 298% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%
TP04000GB 4TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 97 96 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 71 Write 66 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 95.4 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 156 155 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 154 Write 108 Mixed 74 SusWrite 156 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,794 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 24.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 23.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 79%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE - $319

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,022x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	117x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	91x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	107x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	53x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	24x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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