Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
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 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.1% 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 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '17 at 03:00
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 553
74% 554 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2051 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 126
Parallax 107
96% 117 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 110
Splatting 110
88% 108 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
502GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 143
Mixed 142
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.28
104% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
46.8% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 13.8
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 16
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,840 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-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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