Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive75.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 10:26
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 760
82% 653 Pts
64-Core 755
47% 755 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 211 202 196 191 195 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 410
Write 382
Mixed 298
SusWrite 195
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 33.1
112% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 218
176% 250 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 100%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51
236GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 96 106 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 77.8
Write 53.5
Mixed 73
SusWrite 99.8
56% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51%
Great: 65%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 177 174 175 178 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 180
Mixed 75
SusWrite 169
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.9
212% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 31.4
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 30.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,698 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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