Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.2% 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	80.5% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 13:54
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 518 64% 486 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 51.6 Parallax 60.2 38% 52.9 fps	MRender 51.4 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 37.2 35% 43.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 194 289 312 108 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 833 Write 542 Mixed 556 SusWrite 168 117% 525 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 20.4 104% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 43.4 DQ Mixed 322 189% 199 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 157%
Toshiba THNSFC128GBSJ 128GB 469 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 118GB free Firmware: CJFA0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 182 172 182 181 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 190 Write 150 Mixed 100 SusWrite 179 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 26.9 86% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.8 DQ Write 58.4 DQ Mixed 29.9 26% 36 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 842GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 192 194 192 191 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 580GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 42 43 43 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 42.9 Write 41.9 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 42.4 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 49%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 677GB free Firmware: JF4OA200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 127 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 115 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 126 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 612GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 89 94 72 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 98.5 Write 102 Mixed 58 SusWrite 87.3 116% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 28 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 100%

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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	6,648x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,685x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,047x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,254x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	889x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	790x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	812x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $744

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16