Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.8% 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 Drive90.7% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 21:26
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU 48%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 95.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 203
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 378
49% 371 Pts
64-Core 379
24% 379 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1410 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Lighting 66.1
Reflection 63
Parallax 89.5
54% 72.9 fps
MRender 61.9
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 48
48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 414 422 428 429 429 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 307
Write 152
Mixed 156
SusWrite 422
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 37.9
135% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 301
211% 262 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 94%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6
10GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 11 10 10 11 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
29.7% Poor
Read 122
Write 40.3
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 15
65% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 3.3
215% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 56
72% 56 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 58%
Great: 113%

 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 1,483 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461
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