Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics58.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive313% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 03:57
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 86.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 257
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 575
77% 576 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 64.8
59% 70.6 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 70.6
57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 1407 1540 1087 440 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,434
Write 1419
Mixed 1,203
SusWrite 982
335% 1,509 MB/s
4K Read 69.5
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 102
340% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,342
DQ Write 893
DQ Mixed 1,113
831% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 313%
Great: 308%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
217GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 197 179 178 179 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 462
Mixed 381
SusWrite 207
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 42.7
167% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 206
191% 294 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 97%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
978GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 116 114 116 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 137
Write 145
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 114
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M1B3000C15 Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.5% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,850 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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