Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	42.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 17:52
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 593 79% 590 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 174 Parallax 179 146% 178 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 157 Splatting 132 128% 160 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 24 105 41 15 33 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.1% Average	Read 136 Write 95.4 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 47.4 20% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 31.3 73% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 116 114% 182 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 100%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 156GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 288 242 226 224 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 413 Mixed 344 SusWrite 270 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.4 164% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 327 234% 302 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 99%
Biwin SSD 240GB 582 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 53GB free Firmware: P0422C SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 169 86 78 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 449 Mixed 381 SusWrite 158 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.3 176% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 226 190% 276 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 52GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 136 86 86 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 48.9 Write 164 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 111 63% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C13/8GX KHX2666C13/8GX KHX2666C13D4/8GX KHX2666C13D4/8GX 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 31 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 94%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	785x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	284x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	364x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	75x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	34x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16