Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.7% 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 Drive33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 02:33
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 683
66% 544 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.7% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 114
Parallax 91.8
92% 106 fps
MRender 87
Gravity 108
Splatting 85.9
76% 93.6 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SVP100ES2128G 128GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CJRA0202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 95 157 175 173 159 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 141
Write 67.5
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 146
23% 105 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 25.1
55% 15 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 45%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
190GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 427 439 444 462 448 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 473
Mixed 360
SusWrite 440
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 57.5
212% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 325
254% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 128%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.3% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 11.9
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 80%

 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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