Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.3% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170315
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 19:20
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 147
2-Core 290
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 717
78% 620 Pts
64-Core 789
49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 208
Parallax 192
160% 199 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 195
Splatting 132
125% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 454
Write 166
Mixed 268
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 11.5
69% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 29.5
73% 158 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 133
Write 175
Mixed 132
110% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.62
199% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
594GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 175
Mixed 155
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.31
133% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 26.9
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 31
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,896 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) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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