Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 11:35
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 638 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1588 MHz, MLim: 1783 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 79 74 68 68 65 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 439 Mixed 357 SusWrite 111 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.1 192% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 348 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 300GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 140 141 140 139 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 106 Write 112 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 132 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk Mac 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 580GB free Firmware: 0505 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 131 132 133 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 120 Mixed 72 SusWrite 132 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 89%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 124GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 37.6 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 44%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 55GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 184 194 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 91.5 Write 90.7 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 189 153% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.7 267% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 80%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 48GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 39 Write 40.5 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 41.3 54% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 254GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 38 40 40 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 143 Write 99.3 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 39.9 94% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 76%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 29GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 39 39 40 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 83.7 Write 65.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 38.1 67% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3.5TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 52 52 53 53 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 121 Write 140 Mixed 107 SusWrite 53.3 141% 105 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.9 217% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 224GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 40 40 40 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 99.2 Write 101 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 40.4 98% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 58%
Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 97GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 36 36 35 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 38 Write 36.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 35.3 47% 35 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 9.5 871% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 10.4 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 9.7 892% 11.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 359GB free, PID ab30 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 52 53 53 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 76.3 Write 92.2 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 53.6 100% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 179% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 57%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 18GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 48 52 53 53 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 91.5 Write 115 Mixed 111 SusWrite 51.7 127% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 241GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 53 52 52 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 60 Write 68.7 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 53 87% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 56%
KINGSTON SA400S37480G 480GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 446GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 39.5 Write 37 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 37.5 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 11.8 911% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 10.6 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 12.4 988% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 91%

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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	6,655x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,687x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,049x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,176x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,255x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	891x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	791x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	815x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	561x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16