Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.4% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '20 at 04:56
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 164 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 414 43% 345 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 99.4 Reflection 108 Parallax 93.6 81% 100 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 96 79% 96 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 154 121 97 81 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 430 Mixed 376 SusWrite 141 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 49.9 165% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 306 229% 307 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 4TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 180 179 180 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 176 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.7 6% 3.47 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 2.1 2% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 648GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 148 147 147 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 140 Write 117 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 147 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,628x
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	1,249x

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