Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics74.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJan 13 '17 at 23:03
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 698
72% 583 Pts
64-Core 720
45% 720 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.9% Very good
Lighting 97.1
Reflection 102
Parallax 92.6
79% 97.1 fps
MRender 86
Gravity 88.5
Splatting 73.7
67% 82.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SV300S37A120G 250GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 483
Mixed 505
111% 495 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 53.4
188% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 139
157% 267 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 122%
Great: 132%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
318GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 121
Write 121
Mixed 110
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.13
54% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 26.5
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,960 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $744
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