Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160630
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 07 '17 at 17:09
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 as expected (57th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 683
68% 556 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 80.4
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 65.8
66% 74 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 68.9
Splatting 71.6
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
FCCT120M500SSD1 120GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 495
Write 134
Mixed 206
60% 278 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 16.7
115% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 41
70% 141 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
495GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 160
Write 147
Mixed 119
106% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.25
87% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.6% Below average
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.7
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 12.5
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 49%

 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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