Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	113% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '17 at 16:48
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 270 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 764 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 57GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 510 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 206 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 32 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 75 62 163209805849 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 732926754 (F7) Unknown 100 100 22916871 (F8) Unknown 100 100 12553544 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1247 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	82.4% Excellent	Read 456 Write 330 Mixed 336 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 24.6 114% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 39.4 80% 162 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1392 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 827 (B1) Unknown 99 99 12 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 53 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 206 (EB) Unknown 99 99 120 (F1) Unknown 99 99 12548593509	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 401 Mixed 407 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 50.5 176% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 129 147% 254 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 27GB free Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1083 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 692 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 212 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 58 180389609499 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1440170081 (F7) Unknown 100 100 45063082 (F8) Unknown 100 100 18924579 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1247 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	77.7% Very good	Read 471 Write 332 Mixed 336 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 22.1 95% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 36.6 79% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 95%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 95 Mixed 97.8 73% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 0.69 4K Mixed 0.31 70% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3112 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.8 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 32.1 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

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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	777x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	283x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	79x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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