Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 92.8%, 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	173% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160119
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 19:15
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 693 73% 585 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.5 39% 49 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 61.6 48% 59 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 323 322 322 322 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1373 Write 1,309 Mixed 531 SusWrite 365 199% 894 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 50.7 169% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 671 587% 879 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 236%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 29GB free Firmware: O0730A SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 58 58 60 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 452 Write 345 Mixed 343 SusWrite 97.1 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 37.1 135% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 105 128% 223 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 44GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 272 272 272 271 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 422 Mixed 385 SusWrite 282 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 54.6 172% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 147 155% 253 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 163 Write 74.8 Mixed 72 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 9.6 56% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 25.6 DQ Mixed 15.4 40% 91.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 373GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 74 73 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 80.5 Write 78 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 73.9 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 722GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 92 101 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 60.2 Write 90 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 90.3 45% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.2% 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: 99 98 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 97 Write 93.2 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 98.5 116% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 41%
BUFFALO HD-PEU2 320GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 173GB free, PID 0157 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 36 Write 36 Mixed 26 SusWrite 41.3 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 27 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 30.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 50.3 79% 50.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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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	6,648x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,685x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,047x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,254x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	889x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	790x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	812x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16