Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive108% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 23:43
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 86.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 242
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 608
65% 516 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 146
Parallax 122
109% 134 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 128
Splatting 107
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 271 264 258 263 255 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 459
Mixed 384
SusWrite 274
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52.5
182% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
372GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 111 111 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 110
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.4% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 14.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 12.8
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 109%

 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 1,482 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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