Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.8% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160705
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateJun 03 '17 at 17:17
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 256
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 744
75% 606 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 152
Parallax 142
121% 147 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 140
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
491GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 492
Write 278
Mixed 275
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 19.6
119% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 43
96% 204 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 176
Mixed 168
132% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.22
87% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 10.3
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 12.5
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,896 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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