Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '18 at 19:30
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 64 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 84% 159 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 543 70% 531 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.3% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 66 Parallax 59.8 36% 56.6 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 36.4 Splatting 54.8 43% 52.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: LF1i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 364 Write 212 Mixed 258 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 38.1 143% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 250 180% 231 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
Samsung HM321HI 320GB-$90 12,451 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 137GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 75 77 77 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 80.3 Write 49.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 75.5 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 145GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 112 111 109 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 100 Write 109 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 111 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 14 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 81%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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