Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '17 at 05:57
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 274
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 789
80% 651 Pts
64-Core 791
49% 791 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 156
Parallax 152
120% 152 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 143
Splatting 117
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
644GB free
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 2,580
Write 1,384
Mixed 1,542
404% 1,835 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 52.7
220% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 686
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 237
236% 391 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 275%
Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 400
Mixed 408
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 48.4
175% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 129
147% 254 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 31.8
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 42.4
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%

 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 1,489 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $466
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