Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateJul 30 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 281
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 774
78% 632 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 114
Parallax 96.7
84% 105 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 94.8
Splatting 101
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 51 32 31 38 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48% Average
Read 439
Write 128
Mixed 67
SusWrite 38.3
36% 168 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 14
69% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 12.3
52% 117 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
530GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 141 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 159
Write 142
Mixed 74
SusWrite 143
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 29.8
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 29.5
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,724 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $660
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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