Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	258% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170426
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 11:13
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 732 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 506GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1716 888 892 882 895 886 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,271 Write 1,396 Mixed 1,365 SusWrite 1,026 285% 1,264 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 84 280% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 1,254 DQ Mixed 1,362 1,000% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 286%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 7GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 439 Mixed 391 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 54.1 188% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 304 231% 311 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 5GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 440 Mixed 413 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 48.9 178% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 260 210% 297 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 214 63 57 57 49 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 442 Mixed 351 SusWrite 147 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.3 190% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 348 258% 342 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 33.6 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 33 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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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	6,627x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,674x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,248x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	885x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	808x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
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 $40	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