Asus Z170-DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36% 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 Drive227% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 29 '16 at 01:23
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 239
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 665
69% 555 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 47.2
Reflection 44.5
Parallax 39.4
38% 43.7 fps
MRender 37.8
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 36.3
31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 1,207
Mixed 1,194
287% 1,291 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 60.9
238% 89.2 MB/s
DQ Read 573
DQ Write 395
DQ Mixed 226
238% 398 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 227%
Great: 283%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$58
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 156
Write 129
Mixed 122
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 0.19
94% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 22.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-DELUXE Builds (Compare 1,438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE - $319

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $1,567
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