Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive91.6% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '20 at 19:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 288
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 748
78% 627 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 125
Parallax 129
108% 129 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 120
Splatting 106
108% 136 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X100 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.06.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 306 294 317 320 315 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 280
Mixed 161
SusWrite 310
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 35.7
142% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 130
128% 207 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 86 112 117 115 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 29.8
Write 23.5
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 97.3
31% 42.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
40% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 30.7
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29.8
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 98.3%
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 8,707 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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