Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '17 at 01:08
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 272
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 780
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 688
42% 688 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3672) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.4% Good
Lighting 79.2
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 75.5
64% 77 fps
MRender 75
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 61.7
55% 68.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2306RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 423
Write 238
Mixed 278
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 8.08
56% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 79.7
DQ Write 84.4
DQ Mixed 26.5
35% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
449GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 151
Write 138
Mixed 126
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.2
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.2% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.9
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 10.5
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 42%

 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 1,483 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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