Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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 Drive194% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 03 '17 at 01:07
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 305
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 843
87% 703 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 215
Parallax 210
161% 208 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 194
Splatting 133
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
223GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 418
Mixed 419
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 49.9
194% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 49
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 27.7
62% 119 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,984
Write 943
Mixed 1,200
303% 1,376 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 30
180% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 45.4
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 29.5
43% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 194%
Great: 220%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 99.2
Write 180
Mixed 134
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 5.27
4K Mixed 0.53
185% 2.16 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 110%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB
548GB free, PID 3001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 15
Write 41.6
Mixed 41
48% 32.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.2
47% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2827 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
96% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 29.5
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 29.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 96%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

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