Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive267% 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 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170426
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateOct 15 '17 at 21:19
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 683
67% 551 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 61.7
56% 66.5 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 55
51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,663
Write 1,304
Mixed 1,422
394% 1,796 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 49.5
210% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 504
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 154
178% 313 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 267%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 154
Write 155
Mixed 153
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 22.7
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 117%

 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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