Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
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 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% 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.
Boot Drive121% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170I PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 18:22
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 17%
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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 i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 684
64% 534 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 141
103% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 131
Splatting 117
99% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 454 480 485 485 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 476
Mixed 416
SusWrite 449
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 52.8
187% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 327
251% 340 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 121%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$68
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.3
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170I PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 1,607 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 Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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