Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive188% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 30 '21 at 19:52
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 221
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 570
61% 485 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 6
Parallax 8.2
6% 7.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2453 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 59.9
Reflection 139
Parallax 63.8
49% 87.5 fps
MRender 42.8
Gravity 75.6
Splatting 49.5
46% 56 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 387 485 332 386 369 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,455
Write 1044
Mixed 447
SusWrite 478
190% 856 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 62.2
203% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,024
DQ Write 673
DQ Mixed 430
434% 709 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 188%
Great: 311%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42
292GB free
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 368 197 97 105 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 443
Write 312
Mixed 326
SusWrite 206
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 35
132% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 206
177% 259 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
384GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 144 150 145 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 111
Write 76.6
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 144
64% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FA 2x8GB
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
53.3% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.8
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 16.5
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 13,930 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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