Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime7 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 10:33
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 below expectations (23rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 225
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 662
64% 524 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.1% Good
Lighting 94.1
Reflection 137
Parallax 90.4
77% 107 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 102
Splatting 0.1
48% 67.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 139 224 229 160 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 497
Write 245
Mixed 229
SusWrite 187
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 35.1
145% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 142
156% 266 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 105%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
3TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 177 178 175 180 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 171
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 176
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
288% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
74.1% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 24.8
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,902 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: $750
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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