Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive123% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 20:38
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 below expectations (34th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 678
65% 534 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 147
Parallax 128
112% 137 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
95% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 453 466 449 468 434 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 449
Mixed 374
SusWrite 449
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 56.2
197% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 358
269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
3TB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 214 215 214 213 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 171
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 214
125% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 123%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2666C16K4 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 22.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 114%

 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 1,483 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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