Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics157% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive287% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '18 at 00:29
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 285
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 780
83% 665 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 240
Parallax 245
176% 234 fps
MRender 254
Gravity 216
Splatting 146
161% 205 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 664 662 661 657 653 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,574
Write 2275
Mixed 1,554
SusWrite 695
396% 1,774 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 91.1
304% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,206
DQ Write 890
DQ Mixed 978
750% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 287%
Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 171 172 175 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 164
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 172
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 107%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB
29GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 7.2 7 6.8 7.3 6 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 20.2
Write 5.5
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 6.7
11% 9.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Mixed 0
31% 2.75 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 32.3
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 19.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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