Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.6% 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 Drive79.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '18 at 22:32
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 216
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 612
62% 505 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
PNY(196E 1215) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 135
Parallax 113
99% 123 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 117
Splatting 102
86% 105 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 253 284 98 61 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 480
Write 142
Mixed 168
SusWrite 163
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 36.2
127% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 226
174% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 134%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
110GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 205 210 207 209 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 391
Write 248
Mixed 280
SusWrite 205
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 40.1
145% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 135
118% 175 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
PNY 8GBF2X04JEEE35-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
39% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.6
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.9
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 83
48% 83 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,718 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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