Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 01:38
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 640 73% 571 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,052 Write 762 Mixed 645 250% 1,153 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 55.5 218% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 373 354% 579 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 128GB 44GB free Firmware: 1.4.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 235 103 99 92 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 258 Write 237 Mixed 203 SusWrite 148 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 30.5 134% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 199 165% 234 MB/s

Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 112GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 195 196 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 482 Write 192 Mixed 228 SusWrite 192 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 16.3 120% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 28.8 77% 167 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 72%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 699GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 100 Mixed 77 SusWrite 102 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 65%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 599GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 86 85 84 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 87.7 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 84.4 63% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBR 2x16GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 27.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 25.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	513x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $560Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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