Memory Performance
AIDA64 Engineer
The memory bandwidth scores contain good write, read and copy rates although there is some room for improvement.
When the CPU is overclocked, we encountered a less than stellar memory bandwidth speed. However, it’s only a small margin and doesn’t effect real world scenarios.
SiSoft Sandra
The results in Sandra correspond with other memory graphs and illustrate the motherboard’s positioning. As always, the minute variation is within a margin of error.
The overclock Float rate is excellent but Aggregate and Integer tests reported average scores.
Combined Latency Test
In terms of latency, the Z170I PRO GAMING performed admirably and within 1 nanosecond of first place.
Its position stays pretty consistent when overclocked although there is a more pronounced gap in Aida64.
The performance of Asus’ smaller Z170 boards (including mATX) is awful. All the fine electronics, and it’s below average. Especially a shame in mITX since the selection is so small, and this isn’t cheap either.