Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive29% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 254
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 418
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.1% Good
Lighting 77.8
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 69
63% 75.2 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 72
Splatting 74
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB
178GB free
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 192 171 170 170 173 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 421
Write 320
Mixed 322
SusWrite 197
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 68.1
4K Mixed 26.2
104% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 203
190% 292 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 96%
KINGSTON 60GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 43 42 44 47 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29% Poor
Read 133
Write 51.5
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 44.5
16% 73.5 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 16.9
60% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 56.3
DQ Write 47.8
DQ Mixed 52.4
39% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 29%
Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89
1TB free
Firmware: CC1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 36 34 35 36 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 19.8
Write 26.5
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 34.2
19% 25.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
73% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 2133 C14 Series 2400 C16 Series 2133 C14 Series 12GB
1867, 1867, 1867 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.4% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 16.6
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 14,003 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $755
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