Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics145% 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 Drive102% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170426
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '17 at 17:26
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 714
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB; Zotac Geforce GTX1080Ti AMP Extreme!
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2850 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 223
Parallax 201
171% 212 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 201
Splatting 136
129% 159 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 145%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
317% Outstanding
Read 2,638
Write 1,298
Mixed 1,510
399% 1,815 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 201
4K Mixed 74.9
296% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,059
DQ Write 830
DQ Mixed 270
385% 719 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 317%
Great: 259%
Samsung SSD 500GB
135GB free
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 496
Mixed 506
113% 505 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 61.1
199% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 150
166% 279 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 128%
Great: 135%
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 381
Mixed 379
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 39.8
147% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 71.2
111% 210 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 130
Write 119
Mixed 121
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 2.43
4K Mixed 0.29
116% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
261GB free
Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 105
Write 110
Mixed 89.9
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.41
107% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
110GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 119
Write 105
Mixed 101
82% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.31
106% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 32.5
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 31.5
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 104%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,922 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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