Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.3% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '20 at 23:46
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 665
65% 531 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1546 MHz, MLim: 1975 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 125
Parallax 111
99% 119 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 110
Splatting 94.7
83% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
480GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 84 74 72 73 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 458
Mixed 398
SusWrite 137
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 46.3
169% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 335
253% 340 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 121%
Walgreen Infinitive 32GB
29GB free, PID 5595
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 7.5 9 9.1 8.3 9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 26
Write 12.7
Mixed 9
SusWrite 8
16% 13.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 3.5
212% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.6
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 15.5
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 45%
Great: 88%

 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 1,502 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $447
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