Asus Z170-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive120% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-WS  (all builds)
Memory24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 21:51
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (98th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 290
96% 176 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 736
76% 615 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 209
Parallax 201
153% 199 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 192
Splatting 129
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 470 472 473 295 293 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 487
Mixed 458
SusWrite 400
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 55.2
191% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB
361GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 214 196 187 199 194 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 439
Write 224
Mixed 257
SusWrite 200
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 19.4
64% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 80.2
DQ Mixed 87.2
75% 114 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 66%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154
2TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 115 116 113 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 3.2
Write 9.7
Mixed 5
SusWrite 113
24% 32.8 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.1
28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.6% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-WS Builds (Compare 107 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-WS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $1,279
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