Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive207% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '17 at 15:41
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 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 i5-6400-$79
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 199
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 404
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.32% Terrible
Lighting 5.37
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 5.41
4% 6.53 fps
MRender 7.76
Gravity 4.63
Splatting 12.3
7% 8.25 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.32%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$236
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: .1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,459
Write 1,108
Mixed 1,312
288% 1,293 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 56.6
200% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 496
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 228
224% 360 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 207%
Great: 184%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G G.SKILL F4-2133C15-8GRR KHX2133C14D4/8G G.SKILL F4-2133C15-8GRR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 25.6
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.9
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,704 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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