Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive119% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151109
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 09 '21 at 19:44
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 88
2-Core 253
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 504
66% 497 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Gigabyte(1458 3628) 3GB
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
58% Above average
Lighting 69.2
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 92.5
56% 78.7 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 82.7
Splatting 63.1
61% 76.3 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
799GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 448 452 449 449 447 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 448
Mixed 429
SusWrite 430
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 50.9
189% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 161 162 167 149 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 153
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB
3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 29.7
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 28.8
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,734 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $649
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HDDRAMUSB
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