Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.6% 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	99.8% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 574 72% 548 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4542 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8% Terrible	Lighting 8.43 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 7.91 7% 9.63 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 17.1 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 62.5 58% 68.6 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 68 Splatting 68.5 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 282 74 76 80 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 233 Mixed 330 SusWrite 161 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 53.7 184% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 215 176 159 151 140 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 361 Mixed 333 SusWrite 197 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.8 187% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Toshiba MK3265GSX 320GB-$91 6,085 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 244GB free Firmware: GJ002J SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 70 73 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 70 Write 68.2 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 73.3 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 455GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 202 191 198 202 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 125 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 197 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 84GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 36 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 43 Write 41.3 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 38 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 27.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 26.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 104%

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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%

Gunboat

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