Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.82% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	202% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '17 at 04:11
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 650 87% 650 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4627 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.82% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 8 7% 9.47 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7 Splatting 16.4 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.82% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 222GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 25537875543718 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 763 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 66 (B7) Unknown 100 100 8 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 30 40 85901967390 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 66 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1632 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 56 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1632 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2914 (F9) Unknown 100 100 2697	81.9% Excellent	Read 502 Write 279 Mixed 319 81% 367 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 16.5 145% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 16.3 32% 60.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 91%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 166GB free Firmware: RG21 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8127 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2420 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 82 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 31 100 77312229407 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 82 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 13784 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 80 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13784 (F2) Unknown 100 100 100054 (F9) Unknown 100 100 11260	79.5% Very good	Read 525 Write 239 Mixed 323 80% 362 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 15.5 141% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 39.9 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 15.5 33% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 95%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 2,041 Write 887 Mixed 1,110 295% 1,346 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 32.2 208% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 51.8 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 187 126% 147 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 243%
ASMT ASM1352R-PM 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2TB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 129 Write 129 Mixed 132 169% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.22 81% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 58%
ASMT ASM1352R-PM 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.3% Below average	Read 69.3 Write 101 Mixed 110 128% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.31 70% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 35.2 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%

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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	6,634x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,678x
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 $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	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	568x
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 $178	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