Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32% 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 Drive264% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory14.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170426
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 12:12
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 416
57% 422 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32% Below average
Lighting 40
Reflection 31
Parallax 41.9
33% 37.6 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 38.2
Splatting 36.2
31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 614 615 618 616 617 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 2,172
Write 1,721
Mixed 708
SusWrite 642
291% 1,311 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 65.9
272% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,096
DQ Write 1,384
DQ Mixed 856
752% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 264%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 28.4
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 26.7
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,891 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $750
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