Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '17 at 08:48
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (20th 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
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 282
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 568
61% 483 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2189 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.4% Above average
Lighting 59
Reflection 62
Parallax 52.9
48% 58 fps
MRender 76.9
Gravity 74
Splatting 81.2
64% 77.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 96.7
Write 94.1
Mixed 86.5
70% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.22
98% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.9% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.2
24% 8.23 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,948 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $755
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HDDRAMUSB
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