Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 15 '18 at 11:53
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 260
94% 166 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 638
71% 558 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 155
Parallax 132
111% 141 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 144
Splatting 105
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
MSI(1462 2877) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Lighting 25
Reflection 24.3
Parallax 31.5
20% 27 fps
MRender 33.7
Gravity 29.6
Splatting 25.2
24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 448
Write 373
Mixed 339
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 40.8
162% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 107
107% 177 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
241GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 92 93 90 93 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 94
Write 89.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 90.5
60% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 53%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
667GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 121 131 124 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 132
Write 124
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 128
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3466 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 29.9
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 28.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 121%

 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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