Asus Z170-WS

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	181% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-WS (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 13:11
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 599 57% 473 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 61.9 Parallax 88.2 55% 72.5 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 46.3 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 1.2TB-$1,000 994 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 793GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 1182 1149 1072 1183 1168 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,056 Write 1,190 Mixed 651 SusWrite 1,108 226% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.2 161% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 586 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 303 279% 433 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 250%
Seagate Constellation CS 3TB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2TB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 132 130 132 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 119 Write 124 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 112%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 111 111 111 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 87.6 Write 104 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 109 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.6 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 94%

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Typical Z170-WS Builds (Compare 107 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-WS

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	71x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	21x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	16x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	7x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GBCorsair $74Bench 76%, 29,684 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	6x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $1,279

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