Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics12.4% 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 Drive52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateApr 09 '17 at 04:59
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
67.1% Good
Memory 68.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 187
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 644
60% 499 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 11
Parallax 13.5
13% 13.7 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 10.8
Splatting 15.5
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 497
Write 339
Mixed 354
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 8.24
36% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 28.2
DQ Write 20.7
DQ Mixed 12
12% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40
84GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 89.9
Write 80.4
Mixed 81.8
63% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.35
90% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 65%
Fantom External HDD 1.5TB
1TB free, PID 1e40
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
29% Poor
Read 38.3
Write 40.2
Mixed 18.3
40% 32.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 4.74
4K Mixed 0.51
181% 1.94 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 29%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.8
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 15.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 88%

 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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