Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive65.8% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '18 at 12:08
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$60
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 227
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 438
59% 439 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 455
Write 359
Mixed 410
91% 408 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 3.93
84% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 93.3
DQ Mixed 3.75
19% 40.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 86%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
95GB free
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 1,420
Write 469
Mixed 600
181% 829 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 11.7
89% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 28.5
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 41.6
68% 121 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 118%
Great: 144%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
856GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 142
Write 147
Mixed 142
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.01
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.36
126% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 23.2
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77%
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 14,054 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $891
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HDDRAMUSB
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