Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160705
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '22 at 09:42
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 624 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 8.1 6% 8.07 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.1 0% 0.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500BX500SSD1 500GB 3,003 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR061 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 426 Write 369 Mixed 348 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 11.3 60% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 63 DQ Write 20.4 DQ Mixed 15.5 18% 33 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 199GB free Firmware: CC45 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 19,674 Mixed 57.1 7,050% 9,865 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 135GB free Firmware: CC46 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 97.4 Write 87.7 Mixed 59.6 61% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 117GB free Firmware: CC38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 111 Write 106 Mixed 67.3 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 6,353 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 140GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 452 Write 16.2 Mixed 15.2 116% 161 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 139% 12.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 57%
SanDisk Extreme 55AE 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 2TB free, PID 55ae Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 435 Write 567 Mixed 475 655% 492 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 34.1 3,146% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34.6 DQ Write 74.2 DQ Mixed 45.9 4,213% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 379%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 133%

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

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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	6,638x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,679x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	887x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	788x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	810x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	569x
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 $269	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