Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics143% 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 Drive336% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 156
2-Core 313
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 868
90% 724 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3015 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 213
Parallax 195
165% 204 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 202
Splatting 140
129% 160 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 143%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
619GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2099 1418 1255 1254 1256 1263 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
336% Outstanding
Read 2552
Write 2,433
Mixed 1,742
SusWrite 1,424
457% 2,038 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 90.9
302% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1252
DQ Write 1,110
DQ Mixed 1,173
882% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 336%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
319GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 488 487 484 487 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 491
Mixed 410
SusWrite 488
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 64.5
218% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$175
4.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 202 203 204 203 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 83 84 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 85
Write 83.7
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 82.4
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 88%
Lacie P9233 5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1053
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 98 102 109 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 127
Write 120
Mixed 32
SusWrite 101
69% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 0.6
245% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 31.3
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 40.2
SC Mixed 32.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 47.1
85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,680 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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