Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160620
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 11 '17 at 20:40
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 255
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 696
73% 583 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 154
Parallax 147
124% 151 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 111
99% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 151
Write 130
Mixed 134
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.18
82% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 26.4
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 26
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,918 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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