Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '17 at 19:39
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 (95th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 255
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 714
74% 594 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 103
Parallax 93.4
81% 98.6 fps
MRender 85.6
Gravity 86.5
Splatting 82.8
69% 85 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 418
Mixed 462
103% 460 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 37.5
138% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 73
109% 204 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
461GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 160
Write 152
Mixed 149
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.22
91% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
399GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 90.4
Write 90.4
Mixed 81.2
66% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.38
107% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$154
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 24
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 25.1
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,896 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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