Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.2% 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 Drive332% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMar 04 '19 at 21:58
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 250
93% 163 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 554
74% 556 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.1
84% 104 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 102
81% 99 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1454 661 659 667 665 663 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
332% Outstanding
Read 2,574
Write 2,348
Mixed 1,275
SusWrite 795
390% 1,748 MB/s
4K Read 70
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 98.2
339% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,811
DQ Write 1,621
DQ Mixed 1590
1,227% 1,674 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 332%
Great: 340%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
35GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 209 217 215 212 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 442
Mixed 293
SusWrite 238
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 45.8
173% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 253
211% 306 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Samsung PM830 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 308 310 309 309 310 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 463
Write 309
Mixed 264
SusWrite 309
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 24.3
99% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 84.3
DQ Mixed 133
113% 170 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 28.9
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 29.7
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,690 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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