Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49% 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	224% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170623
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 22:07
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 587 79% 588 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 69.8 49% 66.6 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 54.6 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1153 1577 1542 1534 646 458 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,161 Write 1,543 Mixed 1,223 SusWrite 1,152 287% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 65.9 216% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 896 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 1,119 779% 969 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 332%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 460GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 144 410 139 50 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 434 Write 387 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 145 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 0.8 48% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 49.4 DQ Mixed 0.9 30% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 303GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 91 77 104 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 68.5 Write 41.4 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 96.4 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 247GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 100 91 115 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 111 Write 127 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 108 68% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	6,619x
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	2,165x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,381x
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	806x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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