Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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.
Graphics79.9% 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 Drive44.2% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime31.7 Days
Run DateMar 12 '17 at 13:30
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 148
2-Core 288
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 824
83% 673 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.9% Very good
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 110
Parallax 90.1
81% 100 fps
MRender 94.5
Gravity 92
Splatting 95.8
77% 94.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 405
Write 114
Mixed 163
49% 227 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 10.2
61% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 33.3
38% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 23.9
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.6
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 88%

 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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