Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive99.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 17 '18 at 17:08
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 467
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Lighting 34.5
Reflection 30.9
Parallax 27.8
28% 31.1 fps
MRender 32.2
Gravity 30.1
Splatting 30.3
25% 30.8 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 209 201 199 189 189 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 378
Write 398
Mixed 351
SusWrite 216
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 60.2
194% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 92.7
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 146
133% 194 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
284GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 141 139 141 140 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 122
Write 113
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 138
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 109%
Samsun HD080HJ 80GB
6GB free
Firmware: ZH10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 35 39 35 38 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
23.8% Poor
Read 44.5
Write 51.8
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 37.9
32% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 28.9
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.8
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,845 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $796
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