Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170I PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 15:26
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 240 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 682 67% 549 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.1% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 103 Parallax 82 77% 92.9 fps	MRender 89.2 Gravity 85.2 Splatting 89.1 72% 87.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 411 Mixed 348 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 47.7 163% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 287 217% 292 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 148 149 149 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 108 Write 129 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 148 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 114%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 158 158 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 165 Write 169 Mixed 124 SusWrite 158 209% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 100%
Apricorn Secure Key 3z 128GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 72GB free, PID 1409 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 129 130 131 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 122 Mixed 110 SusWrite 128 175% 135 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 22.7 4K Mixed 4.9 971% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 33.4 DQ Mixed 6.4 1,414% 18.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 20.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	582x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	436x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	72x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	101x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	49x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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