Asus Z170-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.2% 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 Drive263% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-E  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 15:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 228
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 660
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 67.6
Parallax 93.8
58% 77.7 fps
MRender 66.6
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 55.5
52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1483 1520 403 396 383 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,228
Write 1455
Mixed 1,190
SusWrite 934
323% 1,451 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 69.5
250% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 737
DQ Write 1045
DQ Mixed 752
607% 845 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 263%
Great: 308%
Seagate ST91000640NS 1TB
496GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 89 89 91 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 87.5
Write 88.5
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 89.3
58% 79 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FAR BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FAR 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.4% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 25.8
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.8
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-E Builds (Compare 1,833 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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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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