Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.6% 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)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 12:54
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 265 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 776 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 67.2 56% 68.8 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 70.5 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,989 Write 1,177 Mixed 773 288% 1313 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 84.3 297% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,471 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 974 807% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 7GB free Firmware: 5.02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 180 Write 154 Mixed 256 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 29.3 159% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 153 135% 205 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 846GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 111 111 111 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 191 Write 144 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 110 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 33.9 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 33 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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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	782x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	283x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	363x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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