Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 09 '19 at 00:04
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 189 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 591 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 44 Parallax 38.8 36% 42.3 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.2 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,399 Write 2,163 Mixed 1,302 434% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 78.6 261% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 837 DQ Mixed 880 661% 882 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 67GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 102 101 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 82 Write 86.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 101 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 186 189 189 188 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 115 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 186 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 113%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$70 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 76 SusWrite 133 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 834GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 103 104 105 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 60.3 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 102 64% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 158 163 165 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 108 Write 142 Mixed 102 SusWrite 156 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 318% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 94%
Maxtor OneTouch 500GB 752 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 37GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 38 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 6 Mixed 10 SusWrite 38.5 28% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 40% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 21%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 37GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 63 64 63 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 88.5 Write 60.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 62.8 88% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 3.8 250% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 42%
ST350041 8AS 500GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 86GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38 Write 38.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 39.8 50% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%
SanDisk Extreme SSD 500GB 285 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 267GB free, PID 558c Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 363 366 365 368 358 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 344 Write 338 Mixed 216 SusWrite 364 426% 315 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 31.3 2,870% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 60.7 DQ Mixed 36.5 3,413% 42 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 374%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 4x8GB 743 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2230 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 127%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	800x
Core i5-6600KIntel $49Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	288x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	367x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	174x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	148x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	76x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	34x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $581

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363