Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170I PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 23:21
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 227
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 452
60% 452 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 45.6
Reflection 46.4
Parallax 33
37% 41.7 fps
MRender 41
Gravity 41.9
Splatting 37.2
32% 40 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 52 55 52 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 49.2
Write 64.3
Mixed 37.8
SusWrite 53.4
38% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
486GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 93 104 105 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 178
Write 153
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 103
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C17 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47.8% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 12.8
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 14.6
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170I PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 1,604 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 Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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