Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics112% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 12 '20 at 14:27
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 70.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 228
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 428
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 142
Parallax 139
122% 144 fps
MRender 158
Gravity 128
Splatting 93.8
100% 126 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 406
Write 354
Mixed 312
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 32.1
113% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 94.4
DQ Mixed 104
100% 163 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
594GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 178 177 178 176 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 162
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 174
94% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 107%
Kingston SUV400S37120G 1TB
429GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 317 388 393 429 427 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 390
Write 405
Mixed 402
SusWrite 379
294% 394 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 48.8
8,563% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
3,298% 361 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.9% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 99%

 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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