Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.3% 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 Drive	88.1% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 18:40
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 577 75% 567 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.3% Above average	Lighting 74.4 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 68.4 61% 72.4 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 60 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 171 207 178 166 162 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 448 Write 336 Mixed 206 SusWrite 188 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 32.8 147% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 141 156% 265 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 109%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 441 Write 307 Mixed 298 SusWrite 95.4 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 41 140% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 116 95% 135 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 63 60 60 58 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 435 Write 323 Mixed 300 SusWrite 94.4 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 40.7 140% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 116 95% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 178GB free Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 138 111 100 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 445 Write 394 Mixed 345 SusWrite 147 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 37.4 153% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 167 144% 217 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 88%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 138 140 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 144 Mixed 127 SusWrite 138 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 29 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 29.2 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 96%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	777x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	283x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	80x
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 $40Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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