Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.5% 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 Drive77.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '19 at 15:55
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 215
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 434
58% 435 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.5% Average
Lighting 60
Reflection 63.7
Parallax 57
49% 60.2 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 57.5
Splatting 51.1
48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 143 135 134 137 146 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 304
Write 258
Mixed 254
SusWrite 144
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 40.5
153% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 202
156% 210 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 85%
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 120GB-$91
41GB free
Firmware: EXT42B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 73 71 69 68 64 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 440
Mixed 353
SusWrite 109
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 53.3
193% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 166
168% 272 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 104%
OCZ SOLID3 120GB
8GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 80 89 86 81 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 149
Write 104
Mixed 140
SusWrite 86
27% 120 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 31.5
136% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 105
85% 121 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2186 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 26.4
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,916 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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