Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.3% 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	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 (12%). 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 (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 21:10
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 152 2-Core 276 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 826 80% 657 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 121 Parallax 138 105% 129 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 117 Splatting 105 108% 137 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 303 317 319 320 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 458 Write 284 Mixed 233 SusWrite 314 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 15.5 125% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 80.2 103% 180 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba THNSNF128GCSS 128GB 2,061 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 35GB free Firmware: FSPAN102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 159 152 92 91 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 462 Write 444 Mixed 419 SusWrite 142 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 40.2 120% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 321 240% 321 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%
Toshiba THNSNJ256GCSY 256GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 204GB free Firmware: JYPA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 805 806 830 832 837 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 105%
Adaptec Array 1.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 525GB free Firmware: V1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 167 167 167 167 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.3% Very good	Read 489 Write 586 Mixed 593 SusWrite 170 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 37.3 122% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 124 92% 122 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 77%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 143GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 609 608 599 587 565 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,531 Write 2,240 Mixed 1639 SusWrite 646 394% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 90.6 304% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1567 DQ Write 1,497 DQ Mixed 1,493 1,132% 1,519 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 136GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 121 119 121 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 116 70% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2666C15-8GVR F4-3000C15-8GRKB F4-2666C15-8GVR F4-3000C15-8GRKB 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 27.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	519x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	126x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	171x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	106x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $110Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16