Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% 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	120% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 16:02
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 553 73% 550 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 61.8 53% 65 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 55.5 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 285 279 209 267 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 491 Mixed 401 SusWrite 267 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.5 215% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 476GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 134GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 199 264 115 165 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 407 SusWrite 184 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 55.9 204% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 176 183% 301 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 261GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 184 325 212 227 314 MB/s Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69% Good	Read 212 Write 89.7 Mixed 221 SusWrite 264 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 29.8 116% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 135 120% 178 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 168 167 168 167 169 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 139 Write 114 Mixed 78 SusWrite 166 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 14GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 14 13 14 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 124 Write 41 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 14.1 51% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.5 130% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3020 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 111%

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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	6,632x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,384x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	886x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	787x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	321x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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