Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.3% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160620
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '16 at 02:43
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 278 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 821 77% 641 Pts	64-Core 817 50% 817 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.19 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS2754D117-514 480GB 1,168 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS211101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1854 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 450 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 15 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 100 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 964 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 103 (E7) Temperature 100 100 28 (E9) Unknown 0 0 0 (EA) Unknown 0 0 25 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6356 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5601	85.3% Excellent	Read 499 Write 414 Mixed 452 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 19.9 127% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 20.6 31% 54.4 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 106%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$80 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 78 (03) Spinup time 119 119 55877239435 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 16 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 476 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 238 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 238 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 154620198943 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	94.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 164 Mixed 150 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.21 94% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%
Maxtor 6L250S0 251GB-$46 928 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 69GB free Firmware: BANC1E00 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 182 177 22081 (04) Start/Stop count 250 250 6734 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 1 (06) Read channel margin 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 237 235 34021 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 31739 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 207 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 247 247 2421 (C0) Power-off retract count 253 253 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 36 253 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 251 13517 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 234 234 19 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 199 199 0 (C8) Write error rate 253 252 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 248 259 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 246 0 (CB) Run out cancel 253 252 4 (CC) Soft ECC correction 253 252 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 253 252 0 (CF) Spin high current 253 219 0 (D0) Spin buzz 253 237 0 (D1) Offline seek performance 240 240 157 (D2) Unknown 253 252 0 (D3) Unknown 253 252 0 (D4) Unknown 253 252 0	21.6% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 38.4 Mixed 39.7 29% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.38 97% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 95%

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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	6,615x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,043x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,164x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,381x
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	785x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	806x
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 $273	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 $185	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) $35	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