Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory18.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170623
Uptime10 Days
Run DateAug 09 '19 at 11:30
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 145
2-Core 265
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 732
74% 599 Pts
64-Core 723
45% 723 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2553 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 153
Parallax 126
118% 141 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 143
Splatting 114
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,850
Write 636
Mixed 544
219% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 44.5
189% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 865
DQ Mixed 628
563% 856 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
430GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 66 71 62 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 77.2
Write 99
Mixed 55
SusWrite 67.3
55% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
918GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 2.6 3.6 23 20 7.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
22.4% Poor
Read 68
Write 5
Mixed 4
SusWrite 10.1
16% 21.8 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 30.4
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 26.8
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 119%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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