Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151023
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 218
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 431
59% 437 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 135
Parallax 116
100% 125 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 121
Splatting 100
89% 109 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
560GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 386 407 429 436 431 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 420
Mixed 318
SusWrite 406
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 27.8
139% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 263
205% 281 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 98%
Great: 133%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 130 132 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 110
Write 138
Mixed 95
SusWrite 128
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.8
204% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 67%
Seagate GoFlex Desk 2TB
118GB free, PID 50a5
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 38
Write 36.5
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 37.8
44% 32.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,916 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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