Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.6% 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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150804
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '20 at 17:08
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 423
56% 417 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
63.5% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 86.3
Parallax 76.2
65% 80.7 fps
MRender 82
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 68.9
61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN423b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 151 158 160 159 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 450
Write 160
Mixed 192
SusWrite 153
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 39.4
154% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 112
110% 177 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39
681GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 136 136 135 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 99.5
Write 102
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 135
72% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 Micron CT4G4DFS8213.8FA11 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 Micron CT4G4DFS8213.8FA11 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.9% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns

 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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