Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '17 at 19:16
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 235
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 469
63% 468 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 121
Parallax 101
94% 112 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 104
Splatting 103
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
78GB free
Firmware: 96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 480
Write 258
Mixed 268
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 10.9
91% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 10.2
62% 146 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 88%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 711
Write 324
Mixed 437
108% 491 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 23.5
163% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 23.8
75% 156 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3020 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 35.1
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%

 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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