Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.8% 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 Drive109% 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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150924
Uptime4 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (95th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 232
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 461
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.8% Average
Lighting 60
Reflection 65.4
Parallax 57.8
49% 61.1 fps
MRender 71.9
Gravity 57.5
Splatting 52
48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 291 291 291 292 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 450
Mixed 360
SusWrite 306
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 54.3
184% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 310
234% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
27GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 112
Write 113
Mixed 30
SusWrite 103
65% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25.2
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,921 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk 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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