Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% 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	200% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 17:58
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 737 78% 625 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 54.6 Parallax 44.7 39% 48.9 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 872 646 301 299 301 301 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1617 Write 1,300 Mixed 527 SusWrite 453 216% 974 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 52.6 199% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 943 DQ Mixed 751 645% 955 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 236%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 70GB free Firmware: O0730A SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 59 59 59 59 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 466 Write 401 Mixed 372 SusWrite 97.1 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 19.3 122% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 117 138% 237 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 11GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 455 Write 425 Mixed 366 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 52 185% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 127 159% 283 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 16GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 53 48 57 49 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 288 Write 69.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 55.7 26% 120 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 26.3 4K Mixed 13.8 57% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 23.3 DQ Mixed 37.2 55% 111 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 360GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 63 65 64 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 98.2 Write 92.7 Mixed 56 SusWrite 64.4 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 85 79 86 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 59.7 Write 92.7 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 81.7 45% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 107%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 234GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 92.5 Write 68 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 95.2 104% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 41%
BUFFALO HD-PEU2 320GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 174GB free, PID 0157 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 39.5 Mixed 27 SusWrite 41 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 30.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 104%

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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 $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) $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