Asus Z170 PRO GAMING AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics154% 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 Drive87.4% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING AURA  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '22 at 21:29
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 263
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 685
73% 581 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Lighting 228
Reflection 210
Parallax 202
186% 213 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 153
Splatting 135
130% 163 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 154%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 240GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0510D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 319 138 77 68 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 469
Write 367
Mixed 333
SusWrite 172
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 41.6
144% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 226
189% 273 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
428GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 131 131 130 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 160
Write 111
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 130
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/8G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 22.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 77%

 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 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING AURA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $396
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