Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.4% 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 Drive	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '18 at 00:00
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 649 66% 535 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0517) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 88.6 59% 76.5 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 55.6 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D128-11 SATA 128GB 3,445 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: T87110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 111 129 133 118 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 238 Write 329 Mixed 247 SusWrite 126 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 28.5 95% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 103 112% 188 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 726GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 150 183 181 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 182 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 175 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 186 190 182 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 172 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 183 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 126 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 125 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 921GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 140 141 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 142 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 139 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FHP Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.5% Good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.8 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 68%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	777x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	283x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	34x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16