Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 19:27
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 524
70% 526 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 77.7
Parallax 68.1
62% 74 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 71.8
Splatting 73.5
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA650
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 85 75 92 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 133
Write 126
Mixed 29
SusWrite 85.8
68% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
602GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 177 179 179 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 143
Mixed 85
SusWrite 178
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Mushkin 99[2/7/4]199[F/T] 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 24.2
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,849 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $443
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