Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics55.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 03:06
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 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 i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 509
68% 509 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.2
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Lighting 70.1
Reflection 72.1
Parallax 88.5
57% 76.9 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 67.2
Splatting 58.4
53% 65.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 256GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 524
Write 499
Mixed 384
104% 469 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 54
208% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 349
266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 127%
Corsair Force 240GB
113GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 140 135 132 136 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
69.3% Good
Read 143
Write 174
Mixed 168
SusWrite 136
35% 155 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 35.2
158% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 96.5
94% 149 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 26.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,698 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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