Asus Z170-E

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86% 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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-E (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '18 at 06:12
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 536 74% 547 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 3058) CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 24.2 Parallax 26.8 18% 24.5 fps	MRender 21.7 Gravity 18 Splatting 28.5 19% 22.7 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.4% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 119 Parallax 101 83% 107 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 99.8 Splatting 106 85% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT4AD0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 237 242 238 234 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 497 Write 240 Mixed 186 SusWrite 236 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 29.8 130% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 75.7 111% 213 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 83%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 110 114 114 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 113 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 71%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 110 113 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 124 Write 125 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 112 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 71%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 109 112 113 110 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 111 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 176GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 93 90 93 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 89.8 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 91.2 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 88%
HUA72202 0ALA330 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 121 120 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 127 Write 123 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 120 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2800C16-8GRR Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 28.6 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 107%

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Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,833 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	614x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	512x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	293x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	216x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	62x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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