Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '17 at 17:33
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 460
61% 457 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64.3% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 83.8
Parallax 74
67% 80 fps
MRender 80.1
Gravity 73.6
Splatting 66.3
59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 402
Mixed 411
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 25.9
145% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 44.8
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 25.6
58% 113 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 139
Mixed 148
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.92
4K Mixed 0.34
121% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.5% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 13.1
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,902 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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