Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive211% 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.
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
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 14:10
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 303
102% 184 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 844
85% 692 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 327 327 328 324 325 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,710
Write 1,480
Mixed 561
SusWrite 373
228% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 54.4
225% 92.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,078
DQ Write 1,266
DQ Mixed 783
698% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 211%
Great: 236%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
85GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 124 152 143 163 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 318
Write 210
Mixed 227
SusWrite 153
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 35.5
155% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 137
131% 207 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
639GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 174 178 177 176 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 156
Mixed 97.6
SusWrite 177
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 34.4
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 44.8
SC Mixed 32.6
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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