Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics88.1% 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 Drive216% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '18 at 12:51
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 163
2-Core 325
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 648
8-Core 648
87% 648 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2257 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 118
Parallax 102
90% 110 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 101
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 2,194
Write 1,192
Mixed 1,350
348% 1,579 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 24.4
147% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 55.4
DQ Write 527
DQ Mixed 25.7
99% 203 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 216%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
817GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 163
Mixed 145
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.25
103% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 28.3
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 27
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 59.3
67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,690 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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