Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160705
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 09:25
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 203 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 676 62% 517 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3732) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 34.8 32% 34.9 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 35.8 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 33%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Lighting 8.07 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8.88 7% 9.53 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 7.33 Splatting 15.6 10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 1,591 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 16GB free Firmware: 0007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 39 54 39 58 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 298 Write 67.2 Mixed 107 SusWrite 44.7 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 12.1 85% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 68.8 70% 118 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 53%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 240 227 345 220 331 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 378 Write 366 Mixed 322 SusWrite 262 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 38 137% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 340 253% 335 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 91 134 90 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 155 Write 149 Mixed 23 SusWrite 106 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 108%
GB1000EAFJL 1TB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 920GB free Firmware: HPGA SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 61 58 77 42 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 99 Write 56.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 62.7 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 119%

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

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,620x
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	2,166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,382x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	807x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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