Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	110% 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	144% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 13:18
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 30.9 2-Core 45.6 35% 47.9 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 420 31% 281 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 146 Parallax 201 102% 158 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 160 Splatting 131 130% 164 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 779 840 823 847 850 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 1320 Write 1,050 Mixed 1,127 SusWrite 824 242% 1,080 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 22.5 87% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 235 199% 292 MB/s
Poor: 172% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 292%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 432GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 297 349 331 353 350 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 444 Write 403 Mixed 402 SusWrite 322 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 32.1 101% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 251 197% 272 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 133%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 446GB free Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 296 348 330 352 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 303 Write 380 Mixed 306 SusWrite 321 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 26.4 87% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 313 224% 287 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 375GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 297 348 329 352 350 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 440 Write 433 Mixed 319 SusWrite 321 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 32.7 94% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 360 248% 306 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 952GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 106 105 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 105 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 28.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 7.7 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 105%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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	7	6	60	23.8"	1280 720	HWP3254 HP 24xw

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170I PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 1,602 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	576x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	431x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	72x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	99x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	81x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	49x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

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 $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) $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