Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	134% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 20:05
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 268 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 812 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 484 488 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 492 Mixed 371 SusWrite 482 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.3 220% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 110GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 141 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 345 Mixed 360 SusWrite 168 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 54.7 205% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 174 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 255GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1834 867 577 580 581 580 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 1,778 Mixed 768 SusWrite 836 297% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 64.2 257% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 1466 DQ Mixed 1,041 857% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 254%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 182 183 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 179 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 180 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 174 174 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 163 Mixed 119 SusWrite 174 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.6% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 20.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 96%

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Gaming 69%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	125x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	78x

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 $94Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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