Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 15:24
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 543 76% 562 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2121 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 120 Parallax 104 93% 113 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 105 Splatting 105 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 12GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 493 Mixed 382 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 61 213% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 238 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 490 Mixed 332 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 60.4 213% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Toshiba MK5065GSXF 500GB 2,703 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 69GB free Firmware: GP006B SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 59 59 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 50.7 Write 51.2 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 58.1 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 44%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 1,630 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 170GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 91.2 Write 65.2 Mixed 54 SusWrite 92.1 100% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 96%

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

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Gaming 69%

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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	3,677x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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