Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime40.9 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 21:53
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 (87th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 259
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 459
60% 454 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54% Above average
Lighting 65.8
Reflection 98.7
Parallax 61.5
54% 75.3 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 68.5
Splatting 65.6
55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
26GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,522
Write 1,474
Mixed 1,148
308% 1,381 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 74.2
263% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,250
DQ Write 887
DQ Mixed 993
762% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 38 46 40 42 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
23.6% Poor
Read 37.8
Write 47
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 44.3
26% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.1
36% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 107%
Wl1000gs A6454 1TB
16GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 116 114 106 121 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 85.6
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 116
67% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 24.8
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,851 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $457
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