Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '16 at 16:38
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
89% 164 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 542
72% 542 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6822
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 80
Parallax 71.8
63% 76.2 fps
MRender 77.8
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 64.7
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 363
Mixed 383
93% 420 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 38.6
175% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 28
97% 214 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 050B
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 104
Write 129
Mixed 110
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 7.92
4K Mixed 0.42
214% 2.94 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
1TB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 73.7
Write 78.4
Mixed 90.9
61% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.36
81% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.6% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.7
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,902 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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