Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive97% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 07:57
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 197
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 571
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 61.5
Parallax 83.2
56% 71.1 fps
MRender 61.4
Gravity 55.6
Splatting 78.2
55% 65.1 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 78 80 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 392
Mixed 376
SusWrite 113
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 54.1
184% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 213
186% 276 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
362GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 160 160 158 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 154
Write 114
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 159
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 28
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,914 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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