Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics49.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160119
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 22 '17 at 17:04
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Memory 89.2
1-Core 30.8
2-Core 91
47% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 98.8
8-Core 234
19% 166 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.4% Average
Lighting 61
Reflection 63.5
Parallax 58.5
50% 61 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 58
Splatting 52.8
49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
907GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 200
Write 298
Mixed 192
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 0.79
11% 6.14 MB/s
DQ Read 4.09
DQ Write 21.1
DQ Mixed 2.02
5% 9.05 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 541%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
687GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 948
Write 915
Mixed 982
212% 948 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 20.8
79% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 68.4
74% 126 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 125%
Great: 445%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 491
Write 339
Mixed 380
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 16.5
70% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 65
68% 112 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
66.3% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 10
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,890 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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HDDRAMUSB
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