Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-PRO  (all builds)
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJul 29 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 248
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 700
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 134
Parallax 115
100% 124 fps
MRender 91.8
Gravity 120
Splatting 102
86% 105 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,920
Write 753
Mixed 576
235% 1,083 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 52.4
202% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 371
336% 533 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
AMD Radeon R3 120GB
34GB free
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 125 54 54 53 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 483
Write 341
Mixed 340
SusWrite 86.7
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 42
148% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 213
179% 259 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 87%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
87GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 163 177 188 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 135
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 182
89% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 29.2
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 27.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-PRO Builds (Compare 957 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 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $660
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