Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics44.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160630
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 01 '17 at 22:34
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 435
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.4
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.1% Average
Lighting 52.4
Reflection 64.8
Parallax 70.5
43% 62.5 fps
MRender 66.7
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 54.5
47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 116
Write 185
Mixed 134
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 5.44
4K Mixed 0.69
208% 2.29 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBR2 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 9.9
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 43%

 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 1,488 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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