Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateAug 22 '16 at 21:18
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 223
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 366
49% 368 Pts
64-Core 383
24% 383 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7254
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 144
Parallax 123
117% 137 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 128
Splatting 102
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505CUA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 503
Write 208
Mixed 257
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 20
110% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 61.4
95% 183 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
975GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 93.3
74% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.21
70% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
919GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 157
Write 128
Mixed 123
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.19
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.52
151% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.8
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 21.7
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,934 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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