Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	142% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 19:48
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 120 2-Core 309 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 864 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 864 54% 864 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 330C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 206 192 205 204 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 977 Write 625 Mixed 245 SusWrite 207 113% 513 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 658 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 314 309% 496 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 144%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 318GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 453 448 481 476 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 348 SusWrite 469 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 50.1 188% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 256 218% 319 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 244 245 243 258 258 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.3 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 32 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 99%

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	513x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $560Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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