Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics138% 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.
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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 05:56
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 287
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 821
88% 700 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 102%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 137
Parallax 188
159% 174 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 194
Splatting 133
124% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 168
Mixed 157
134% 178 MB/s
4K Read 0.99
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.24
114% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 108%
Great: 96%
Seagate Portable 500GB
320GB free, PID 2300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 39.9
Write 41.7
Mixed 40.1
53% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.21
48% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB
58GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 38.4
Write 11.6
Mixed 20.6
26% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.97
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.42
107% 2.82 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3201 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 33.3
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 46.5
SC Mixed 33.7
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,914 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $15Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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