Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 802
84% 676 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 143
Parallax 124
110% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 133
Splatting 104
94% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 123 124 125 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 414
Write 130
Mixed 124
SusWrite 123
43% 198 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 18
105% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 47.6
84% 171 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 73%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
223GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 323 123 108 114 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 379
Write 390
Mixed 336
SusWrite 185
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 15.7
96% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 29.4
81% 169 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 86%
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 (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 34.5
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 32
97% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 110%
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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $466
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