Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.2% 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	119% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 19:20
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 240 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 584 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 863B) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 67.7 58% 69.7 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 71.1 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57HA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 690 403 558 652 623 690 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 907 Write 561 Mixed 528 SusWrite 603 145% 650 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 37.2 144% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 41.2 DQ Write 30.3 DQ Mixed 57.6 37% 43 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 207%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 31GB free Firmware: 605ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 100 100 102 105 92 MB/s Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.1% Good	Read 248 Write 127 Mixed 192 SusWrite 98.1 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 36.7 152% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 115 92% 127 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 378GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 54 51 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 8.7 Write 22.8 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 53.2 18% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 32% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 114%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 199GB free Firmware: 04.04V05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 69 SusWrite 89.9 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.3 226% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 83GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 207 202 214 212 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 93.9 Mixed 37 SusWrite 209 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Samsung STORY Station P 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 343GB free, PID 6f05 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 26.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 42.2 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 20%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 354GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 113 116 114 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 69.5 Write 69 Mixed 56 SusWrite 114 108% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 49%
ADATA HD710 1TB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 307GB free, PID a15a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 79.5 Write 87 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 80.2 94% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.3% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 96%

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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	6,620x
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