Asus Z170 PRO GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.8% 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)
Boot Drive61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160620
Uptime14.8 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '20 at 22:26
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 107
2-Core 213
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 416
55% 410 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 1953) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.8% Poor
Lighting 32.4
Reflection 29.9
Parallax 26.9
26% 29.8 fps
MRender 33.5
Gravity 28.7
Splatting 28.3
24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 272 279 139 127 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 436
Write 406
Mixed 317
SusWrite 196
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 3.7
73% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 127
138% 230 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
912GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 220 217 221 221 221 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 165
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 219
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 125%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 23.9
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 18.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 109%

 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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