Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.7% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 273
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 793
80% 650 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 123
Parallax 125
104% 125 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 124
Splatting 99.7
106% 134 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 461 205 148 150 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 472
Mixed 399
SusWrite 258
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 40.8
154% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 303
220% 283 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
60GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 326 324 322 325 323 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 488
Mixed 470
SusWrite 343
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 62.9
215% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 125%
Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
674GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 156 166 170 168 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 153
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 166
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 88%

 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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