Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170I PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '17 at 04:53
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
40.2% Average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 25.5
2-Core 50.6
33% 46.6 Pts
4-Core 92.6
8-Core 138
14% 116 Pts
64-Core 139
9% 139 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397
707GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 505
Write 485
Mixed 500
111% 497 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 13.2
77% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 96.6
DQ Mixed 13.9
37% 79 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 111%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 170
Write 175
Mixed 820
89% 388 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 31.4
100% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 67.3
DQ Mixed 48.3
47% 75.7 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 144%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 167
Mixed 156
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 3.37
4K Mixed 0.24
128% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 100%
Lacie P9227 Mobile 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1153
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
22.8% Poor
Read 41.2
Write 36.8
Mixed 33.7
28% 37.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.46
4K Write 3.88
4K Mixed 0.64
204% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 20.6
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.3
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 47.4%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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