Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.3% 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 Drive46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151023
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 21:08
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 104
2-Core 225
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 430
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.3% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 38.7
36% 41.9 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 34
30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 34 12 110 92 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
46% Average
Read 382
Write 324
Mixed 277
SusWrite 96.4
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 16.4
68% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 79
DQ Mixed 41.2
45% 76.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
503GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 190 196 192 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 132
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 192
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 14,003 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $755
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HDDRAMUSB
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