Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.4% 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 Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170I PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateNov 01 '18 at 17:20
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (87th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 231
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 417
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.4% Above average
Lighting 71.4
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 61
58% 69 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 64.3
Splatting 70.5
56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 262 293 295 293 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 486
Mixed 461
SusWrite 296
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 60.1
208% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 361
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 120%
Great: 126%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132
138GB free
Firmware: LE1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 167 129 164 165 164 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 363
Write 212
Mixed 232
SusWrite 160
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 45.2
176% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 226
175% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 24.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 20.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170I PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 1,607 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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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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