Asus Z170I PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 Z170I PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150907
Uptime3 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 12:22
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 238
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 468
63% 468 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
Gigabyte(1458 2275) 2GB
CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.2% Poor
Lighting 29.2
Reflection 32.7
Parallax 34.5
24% 32.1 fps
MRender 29.4
Gravity 26.1
Splatting 34.6
25% 30 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
68GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 483
Write 335
Mixed 340
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 19.3
93% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 67.3
101% 194 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 108%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 69% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
459GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 159
Write 101
Mixed 112
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 2.52
4K Mixed 0.29
101% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.7
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170I PRO GAMING Builds (Compare 1,600 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 Z170I PRO GAMING - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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HDDRAMUSB
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