Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics34.9% 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 Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '19 at 19:47
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron G3930-$28
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
45.3% Average
Memory 75.4
1-Core 91.7
2-Core 136
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 86.1
8-Core 117
13% 101 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 45.1
Reflection 44.1
Parallax 39.2
37% 42.8 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 36
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U128G1001 128GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4133001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 92 96 94 93 MB/s
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
74.3% Very good
Read 177
Write 85.5
Mixed 221
SusWrite 93.2
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 42.3
162% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 181
159% 241 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
345GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 132 129 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 181
Write 164
Mixed 91.4
SusWrite 132
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.7% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 29.2
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 20.6
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,838 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-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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