Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics96.8% 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 Drive72.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170623
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '18 at 03:16
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
64.1% Good
Memory 80
1-Core 96.4
2-Core 194
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 350
39% 308 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 136
Parallax 118
103% 127 fps
MRender 90.3
Gravity 120
Splatting 101
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 503
Write 165
Mixed 157
60% 275 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 19.6
117% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 40.9
68% 132 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 87%
WD WD4001FAEX-00MJR 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 105
Write 162
Mixed 137
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 3.45
4K Mixed 0.35
121% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 13.2
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 11.4
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 79%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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