Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive137% 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.
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-E  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 03:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 155
2-Core 310
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 616
82% 616 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 101%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
26% Poor
Lighting 31.5
Reflection 33.5
Parallax 38.1
26% 34.3 fps
MRender 31.7
Gravity 28.9
Splatting 35.7
27% 32.1 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 26%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 167 171 155 156 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1,060
Write 247
Mixed 289
SusWrite 163
95% 440 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 38
195% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 360
326% 517 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 137%
Great: 147%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
780GB free
Firmware: AX001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 99 99 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 97.1
Write 92.9
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 98.4
58% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Avexir DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 25.8
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 26.5
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,839 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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