Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.5% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '17 at 20:14
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 242
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 658
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.3% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 66.5
64% 74.8 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 71.1
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 168
Write 175
Mixed 804
87% 383 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 19.2
138% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.3
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 17.1
30% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 157%
Intel SSDSC2KW180H6 180GB
167GB free
Firmware: LSBG200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 418
Mixed 455
102% 459 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 33.3
135% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 25.6
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 20.8
57% 112 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 91%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 147
Write 139
Mixed 135
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.96
4K Write 3.17
4K Mixed 0.23
125% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 129
Write 140
Mixed 103
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.26
100% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 23.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,925 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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