Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '18 at 04:17
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 277
88% 162 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 488
67% 496 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (98 fps cap detected)
77.6% Very good
Lighting 93.9
Reflection 97.7
Parallax 76.7
76% 89.4 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 97
Splatting 97
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
WD WD40EFRX-68N32N0 4TB
578GB free
Firmware: 82.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
62% Good
Read 107
Write 109
Mixed 98.7
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.28
105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62%
Great: 100%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
227GB free
Firmware: 82.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
44% Average
Read 74.6
Write 78.5
Mixed 85.2
60% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 0.27
99% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
172GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 116
Write 104
Mixed 118
85% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.31
115% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2100 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.5% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 10.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,921 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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