Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '19 at 01:19
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 69.6 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 165 62% 108 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 282 38% 284 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6444 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.47% Terrible	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 8.46 Parallax 6.03 0% 4.84 fps	MRender 7.67 Gravity 5.37 Splatting 12.1 7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.47% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 63.8 57% 69.4 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 70.3 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 94 96 53 98 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 368 Write 335 Mixed 224 SusWrite 89.2 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 25 85% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 213 178% 258 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 162GB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 74 75 74 70 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 94.7 Write 92.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 72.7 51% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 85%
Toshiba MG03ACA300 3TB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3TB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 154 152 156 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 60 SusWrite 153 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	782x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	283x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	363x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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