Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateApr 01 '19 at 05:54
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 219
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 386
55% 406 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 109
Parallax 103
86% 106 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 93.8
78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
398GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 384 434 428 431 341 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 427
Mixed 422
SusWrite 398
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 48.5
167% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 332
250% 335 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 109%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 179
Write 157
Mixed 79.2
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
149GB free
Firmware: CC45
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3577
Write 50.5
Mixed 87
888% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 572
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 3.3
24,250% 192 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
711GB free
Firmware: CC26
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 164
Write 123
Mixed 76
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.4% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 17.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 95%

 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 1,511 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: $486
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