Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '17 at 00:08
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 181
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 387
46% 352 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 7.93
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 7.41
6% 8.84 fps
MRender 9.14
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.9
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 488
Write 253
Mixed 299
76% 346 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 24.3
102% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.8
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 61.5
70% 113 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72%
Great: 124%
ADATA HV100 1TB
32GB free, PID a42a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 104
Write 98.5
Mixed 74.4
116% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.21
64% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.4% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 24
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 14.5
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,833 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-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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