Asus Z170-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics21% 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 Drive354% 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.
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-WS  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180302
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 544
78% 571 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K5000
Nvidia(10DE 0965) 3.5GB
Ram: 3.5GB, Driver: 331.82
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
21% Poor
Lighting 25.7
Reflection 24.2
Parallax 28.5
21% 26.1 fps
MRender 33.5
Gravity 22.8
Splatting 22.3
21% 26.2 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1763 2012 2010 1993 1930 1841 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2,424
Write 1,923
Mixed 969
SusWrite 1,925
405% 1,810 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 77.5
261% 95.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,294
DQ Write 1,363
DQ Mixed 1,126
903% 1,261 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 354%
Great: 353%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB-$290
416GB free
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1505 1505 1509 1509 1509 1508 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 1,548
Write 1,486
Mixed 880
SusWrite 1,508
305% 1,355 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 65.1
236% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 697
DQ Write 425
DQ Mixed 599
436% 574 MB/s
Poor: 114%
This bench: 252%
Great: 241%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 34.1
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-WS Builds (Compare 107 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-WS

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