Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 16:36
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 268
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 739
74% 600 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 145
Parallax 136
109% 138 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 134
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 459 448 427 347 281 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 421
Mixed 416
SusWrite 404
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 49.1
153% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 239
208% 311 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 107%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 188 189 191 193 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 186
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 191
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.3
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,833 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: $455
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