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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '20 at 03:13
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 125
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 480
64% 480 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 512GB-$500
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 154 157 135 146 151 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 302
Write 225
Mixed 181
SusWrite 151
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 21.5
77% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 75.4
DQ Mixed 126
107% 163 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 157 158 157 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 128
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 156
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 28.3
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 24.7
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,927 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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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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