Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive81% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-PRO  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '17 at 04:44
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 477
64% 478 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 375.70
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.8% Good
Lighting 81.7
Reflection 81.3
Parallax 77.8
67% 80.3 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 75.8
61% 74.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 488
Write 234
Mixed 288
74% 337 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 20.1
132% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 63.4
85% 155 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81%
Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
21GB free
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Read 506
Write 10.4
Mixed 20.3
37% 179 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 0.33
4K Mixed 0.33
56% 12.3 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 115%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
85GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 102
Write 123
Mixed 104
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.74
4K Mixed 0.4
115% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 29.7
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-PRO Builds (Compare 957 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 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $674
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HDDRAMUSB
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