Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '16 at 15:18
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 807
85% 683 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.9
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 118
Parallax 110
94% 115 fps
MRender 99.9
Gravity 104
Splatting 100
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM06.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 498
Write 19.9
Mixed 162
48% 226 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 10.3
57% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 26.3
DQ Mixed 26.1
33% 61.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 84%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB
944GB free
Firmware: CV14 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 97.1
Write 92.6
Mixed 80.7
68% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.16
54% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 27
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 27.5
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,688 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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HDDRAMUSB
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