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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 09:30
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User BRN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 225
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 606
63% 504 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 368.81
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 46.5
Parallax 39.3
39% 44.4 fps
Splatting 37.5
39% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 505
Write 225
Mixed 263
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 15.6
104% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 44.1
80% 155 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 84%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750
911GB free
Firmware: CC1F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 105
Write 97.2
Mixed 104
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.55
118% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,688 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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