Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.6% 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 Drive54% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 18:02
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 776
76% 622 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 138
Parallax 118
102% 127 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 121
Splatting 106
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 83 68 159 198 191 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54% Above average
Read 281
Write 224
Mixed 194
SusWrite 131
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 26.6
88% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 144
113% 157 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 54%
Great: 100%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51
198GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 65 57 85 93 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 79.5
Write 76
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 75.5
56% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 65%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
2TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 69 161 196 188 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 184
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 132
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.6
195% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 31.3
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 42.1
SC Mixed 30.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,705 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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HDDRAMUSB
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