Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive90.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160630
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 07 '18 at 04:06
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 279
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 548
69% 526 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 140
Parallax 119
108% 131 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 150 134 148 153 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 469
Mixed 403
SusWrite 181
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 42.7
165% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 143
127% 192 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
135GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 141 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 170
Write 147
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 142
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
853GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 200 201 201 201 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 158
Mixed 85
SusWrite 200
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3021 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 29.1
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 28.1
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 107%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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