Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.3% 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 Drive229% 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime3 Days
Run DateApr 08 '20 at 03:57
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 269
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 501
69% 512 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1580 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Lighting 70.7
Reflection 63.7
Parallax 82.4
58% 72.3 fps
MRender 63.5
Gravity 60
Splatting 79.8
57% 67.8 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 1TB
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D39
SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 912 261 350 245 421 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 2,026
Write 1,309
Mixed 1,165
SusWrite 447
274% 1,237 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 72.4
246% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,179
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 1,160
821% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 117%
This bench: 229%
Great: 336%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
109GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 238 180 216 209 206 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 458
Write 387
Mixed 240
SusWrite 218
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 32.1
144% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 169
168% 271 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
464GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 179
Write 166
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 120
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,979 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: $752
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HDDRAMUSB
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