Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '21 at 17:14
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 279
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 460
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 116
Parallax 116
88% 113 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 106
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 236 224 215 222 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 395
Write 302
Mixed 284
SusWrite 216
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 27.4
94% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 82.6
DQ Mixed 116
94% 136 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
488GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 124 123 122 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 167
Write 124
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 123
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 28.4
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 28.8
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 85%

 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 1,488 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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