Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '16 at 03:51
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 231
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 651
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.19
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 120
Parallax 103
96% 114 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 106
Splatting 103
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 398
Mixed 388
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 49.5
196% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 116
140% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Adat SP920SS 128GB
74GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 184
Mixed 272
71% 326 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 34.1
164% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 50.1
88% 176 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
441GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 167
Mixed 175
136% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.25
86% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
38.5% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 11.1
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 13
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,939 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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