Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.5% 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 Drive116% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150717
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '17 at 13:56
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 705
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.1
93% 108 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 99.1
Splatting 96.6
80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 485
Mixed 481
111% 495 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 40
166% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 133
160% 281 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 116%
Great: 119%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
53GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 488
Write 270
Mixed 275
76% 344 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 27.4
134% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 60.8
101% 201 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
397GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 151
Mixed 154
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.23
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.3
126% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
263GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 174
Mixed 153
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.31
113% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
202GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 140
Write 127
Mixed 129
100% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.29
105% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.8
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 95%

 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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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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