Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51% 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 Drive257% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '18 at 17:13
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 256
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 701
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 398.11
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51% Above average
Lighting 54.3
Reflection 95.3
Parallax 92.1
44% 80.6 fps
MRender 81
Gravity 87.5
Splatting 69.5
64% 79.3 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 51%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
775GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 1,824
Mixed 1,998
444% 1,991 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 31.2
176% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 32.1
67% 135 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 257%
Great: 372%
Plextor PX-512M7VC 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 499
Write 336
Mixed 348
87% 394 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 28.4
117% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 77.6
84% 140 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 105%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
46GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
43% Average
Read 190
Write 104
Mixed 118
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 10.4
84% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 37.3
49% 89.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
432GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 178
Mixed 112
107% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.33
73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
233GB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 99.5
Write 144
Mixed 113
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 5.41
4K Mixed 0.81
222% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
208GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 153
Write 155
Mixed 140
112% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.3
90% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IM48GU48N21-FFFHM 0898 IM48GU88N21-FFFHM 0898 IM48GU48N21-FFFHM 0898 IM48GU88N21-FFFHM 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.1% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 24.4
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461
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