Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive66.7% 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateNov 18 '18 at 11:41
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 179
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 531
52% 423 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 154 143 136 150 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 309
Write 183
Mixed 231
SusWrite 144
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 33.4
122% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 178
134% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
442GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 137 135 138 131 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 169
Mixed 99.7
SusWrite 135
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.6% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 21.7
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,899 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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HDDRAMUSB
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