Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive74.7% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151116
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 17 '16 at 11:04
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 109
2-Core 252
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 709
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsai Force GT 240GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 476
Write 241
Mixed 308
75% 342 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 17.8
108% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 51.8
83% 158 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 93%
Corsai CSSD-F60GB2 60GB
49GB free
Firmware: 2.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.2% Average
Read 186
Write 68.6
Mixed 102
26% 119 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 14.6
82% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 72.4
DQ Mixed 24.3
38% 74.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 40%
WD WD20EFRX-68AX9N0 2TB
813GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 84.4
Write 80
Mixed 82.8
62% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.25
90% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 81%
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 as expected (44th percentile)
77.2% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 23.8
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.2%
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 13,896 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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