Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86% 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 Drive110% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '21 at 02:27
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 275
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 549
73% 548 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 116
Parallax 106
88% 110 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 104
Splatting 102
82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 354 350 358 355 354 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 354
Mixed 318
SusWrite 342
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 44
181% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 266
226% 331 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 110%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 29.1
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 27.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,834 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-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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