Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21% 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 Drive188% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170I PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateApr 23 '17 at 18:49
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 208
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 603
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Nvidia(10DE 0995) 2GB
CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
21% Poor
Lighting 24.4
Reflection 23.7
Parallax 30.4
20% 26.2 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 28.6
Splatting 24.7
23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
237GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,618
Write 1,054
Mixed 1,417
303% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 31.5
185% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 47.4
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 31
47% 84.2 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 188%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 31.4
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 24.9
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170I PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 1,607 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 Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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