Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive206% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 22:57
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 230
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 601
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.4% Very good
Lighting 93
Reflection 98.6
Parallax 89.5
76% 93.7 fps
MRender 84.5
Gravity 86.4
Splatting 72.9
66% 81.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
270GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 351
Mixed 358
90% 405 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 26.9
138% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 96.5
124% 224 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 126%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,972
Write 932
Mixed 1,280
307% 1,395 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 44.9
216% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 40.4
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 27.5
52% 97 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 206%
Great: 230%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$154
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 20.8
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 113%

 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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