Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive260% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 17 '17 at 23:06
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 277
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 760
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 201
Parallax 177
146% 186 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 171
Splatting 125
114% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
880GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,035
Write 1,434
Mixed 1,323
354% 1,597 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 56.6
227% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 577
DQ Write 412
DQ Mixed 208
233% 399 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 260%
Great: 302%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79
111GB free
Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 479
Write 125
Mixed 191
58% 265 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 19.9
114% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 39
59% 111 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 79%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 159
Mixed 158
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.03
4K Write 3.38
4K Mixed 0.56
168% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 113%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 104
Write 120
Mixed 117
86% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.18
78% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 23.2
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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