Asus Z170-P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.1% 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 Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-P  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime8.2 Days
Run DateJan 23 '18 at 14:50
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 233
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 669
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Lighting 62.6
Reflection 57.9
Parallax 84.6
51% 68.4 fps
MRender 57.7
Gravity 52.2
Splatting 73.6
51% 61.2 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST31000524AS 960GB
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 474
Mixed 427
105% 470 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 29.8
142% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 63.3
117% 233 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.3% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.5
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-P Builds (Compare 4,211 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-P - $119

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $531
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