Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
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 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive89.1% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170315
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 02 '17 at 14:25
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 21%
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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 i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 142
2-Core 275
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 702
74% 591 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 148
Parallax 130
119% 141 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 139
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 513
Write 398
Mixed 507
105% 473 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 15
107% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 71
117% 226 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 187
Mixed 175
137% 183 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.9% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 14.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 97%

 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 1,481 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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