Asus Z170-DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78% 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 Drive211% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '17 at 00:57
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 134
2-Core 257
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 726
76% 612 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78% Very good
Lighting 96.8
Reflection 107
Parallax 88.2
79% 97.3 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 90.7
Splatting 94.9
76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
310GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 524
Write 459
Mixed 503
111% 495 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 26.5
148% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 26.6
105% 235 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 107%
Great: 118%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 2,099
Write 1,119
Mixed 1,149
320% 1,456 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 24.3
188% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 58.6
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 25.6
42% 78 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 211%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.7
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 22.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-DELUXE Builds (Compare 1,438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE - $319

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $1,567
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