Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.7% 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 Drive80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 05 '18 at 21:42
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 550
76% 566 Pts
64-Core 610
38% 610 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 114
Parallax 98.2
85% 105 fps
MRender 98.6
Gravity 96.5
Splatting 101
81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000L1 128GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT05L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 102 104 122 117 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 504
Write 139
Mixed 157
SusWrite 113
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 26.2
144% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 64.6
95% 186 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 79%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
201GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 481 484 490 490 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 452
Mixed 374
SusWrite 480
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 52.2
192% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.8% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.8
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,707 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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