Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	291% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 03:43
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 711 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.75% Terrible	Lighting 8.03 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.16 6% 9.33 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 7.27 Splatting 16 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.75% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 173 Parallax 170 150% 176 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 151 Splatting 109 117% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 18GB free Firmware: 1.4.1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 93 93 92 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 337 Write 120 Mixed 147 SusWrite 92.7 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 27 137% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 172 143% 211 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$110 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1269 1155 1023 959 1092 1085 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,411 Write 2,004 Mixed 1,358 SusWrite 1,097 383% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 80.7 267% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 849 676% 948 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 372%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 243GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 83 91 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 67 Write 87 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 85.4 49% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 587GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 189 189 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 179 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 189 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 845GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 76 SusWrite 108 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 97%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 37.3 Mixed 29 SusWrite 40.8 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 109%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,632x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,384x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	886x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

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 $177	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