Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive252% 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.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170623
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateAug 10 '17 at 16:07
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 98.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 541
72% 540 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.8% Good
Lighting 84.9
Reflection 81.3
Parallax 70.9
69% 79.1 fps
MRender 74.4
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 77.2
62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,738
Write 1,246
Mixed 1,391
393% 1,792 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 28
212% 81.8 MB/s
DQ Read 60.1
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 27.4
53% 100 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 252%
Great: 236%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 172
Mixed 150
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 3.41
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.23
207% 1.92 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 31.8
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 38.7
SC Mixed 32.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 45.8
87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA Builds (Compare 1,481 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461
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HDDRAMUSB
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