Asus Z170M-E D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.5% 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-E D3  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateApr 23 '18 at 09:31
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 86.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 256
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 460
62% 464 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 62.4
Reflection 35.2
Parallax 69.9
51% 55.9 fps
MRender 60
Gravity 58.4
Splatting 50.2
45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 479
Write 250
Mixed 265
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 11.5
80% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 30.3
75% 161 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
138GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 117
Write 124
Mixed 135
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.25
89% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
79GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 125
Write 103
Mixed 111
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.22
61% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 73%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-E D3 Builds (Compare 167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-E D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $282
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