Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.5% 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	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160705
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 21:56
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 230 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 452 60% 452 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.5% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 134 Parallax 124 97% 126 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 129 Splatting 113 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 326 329 325 339 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 454 Write 340 Mixed 249 SusWrite 314 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 13.1 104% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 77.4 97% 166 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%
As25 480GB 480GB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 222GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 310 51 65 53 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 462 Write 404 Mixed 354 SusWrite 133 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 1 96% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 100 DQ Write 43.1 DQ Mixed 1.1 20% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 105%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 459GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 408 426 435 442 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 436 Mixed 432 SusWrite 404 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.8 179% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 219 185% 271 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 177 179 179 180 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 173 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 175 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0837 2TB 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 83 82 84 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 79.8 Write 80.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 81.3 90% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.4% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16.9 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 17.9 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	23"	1280 720	ACI23C4 ASUS VC239

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,618x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,044x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,165x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,381x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,247x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	884x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	786x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	806x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	559x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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