Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive274% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 17 '18 at 02:25
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 530
71% 532 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.1% Poor
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 25.5
Parallax 31.5
28% 30.6 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 32.2
Splatting 31.3
27% 33.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 325 325 325 326 326 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,484
Write 1,454
Mixed 1,302
SusWrite 421
313% 1,415 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 89.8
308% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,424
DQ Mixed 1,011
818% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 274%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 24.6
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 25.9
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,850 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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