Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160630
Uptime88 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CRI-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 227
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 612
62% 501 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
EVGA(3842 1313) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.44
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.32% Terrible
Lighting 1.43
Reflection 2.27
Parallax 0.41
1% 1.37 fps
MRender 2.95
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 2.52
2% 1.91 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.32%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 960GB
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 148 404 271 289 265 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 441
Write 414
Mixed 313
SusWrite 288
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 20.3
78% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 39.6
DQ Write 55.4
DQ Mixed 49
37% 48 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 24
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 21.4
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 74%
Great: 101%

 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 1,489 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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