Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.1% 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 Drive213% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151023
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 01:36
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 (94th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 226
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 459
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 355.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Lighting 25.7
Reflection 19.3
Parallax 21.9
21% 22.3 fps
MRender 27.6
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 19.1
18% 23.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 511 533 521 408 410 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,402
Write 1,350
Mixed 1041
SusWrite 602
246% 1,099 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 80.2
270% 97.8 MB/s
DQ Read 685
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 274
360% 638 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 213%
Great: 299%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
174GB free
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 43 49 48 49 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 25.2
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,891 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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