Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.6% 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 Drive128% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '16 at 11:01
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 (100th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 149
2-Core 286
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 802
81% 659 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CD) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 125
Parallax 112
93% 117 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 105
Splatting 89.1
80% 99.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB
747GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 825
Write 875
Mixed 861
191% 854 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 24.6
129% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 30.8
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 145
90% 95.7 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 128%
Great: 291%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 320
Write 369
Mixed 255
235% 314 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.57
781% 6.82 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 199%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 34.4
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 46.7
SC Mixed 33.6
99% 34.7 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 113%
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 8,690 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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