Asus Z170-P

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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-P (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-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 i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 139 60% 97.6 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 294 36% 273 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PowerColor(148C 3000) 3GB CLim: 960 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 53.3 35% 42.3 fps	MRender 29.4 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 37.7 30% 35.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 258 260 266 267 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 426 Mixed 350 SusWrite 282 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59.5 201% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 324 244% 329 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 383GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 111 114 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 107 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 112 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 74%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 223GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 71 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 63 Write 14.8 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 73 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 44%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 383GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 91 92 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 87.8 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 93.1 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 170 172 173 172 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 142 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 169 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 12GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.8 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 72%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-P - $119

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,138x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	921x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	526x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	550x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	535x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	290x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	195x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	163x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $42Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	128x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $531

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