Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.1% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160705
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 18:36
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 as expected (57th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 127
2-Core 236
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 672
67% 543 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 132
Parallax 114
103% 124 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 125
Splatting 99.1
89% 110 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 357
Write 148
Mixed 195
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 38
156% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 150
120% 172 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
56GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 327 240 175 144 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 468
Mixed 393
SusWrite 238
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 56.7
194% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 347
264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 111%
Great: 131%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 76 71 79 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 71.3
Write 75.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 75.9
51% 69.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22.4
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,902 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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