Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics141% 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 Drive329% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '18 at 21:46
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 312
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 859
90% 721 Pts
64-Core 860
53% 860 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3065 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 214
Parallax 196
165% 204 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 199
Splatting 132
126% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 141%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
488GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1518 1249 1254 1253 1211 1075 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,561
Write 2,254
Mixed 1,671
SusWrite 1,260
433% 1,936 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 92.8
308% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,274
DQ Write 1,149
DQ Mixed 1,203
905% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 329%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
199GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 489 487 487 488 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 490
Mixed 415
SusWrite 489
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 65.6
221% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 187 189 190 189 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 85 84 85 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 82.7
Write 79.5
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 83.5
54% 74 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 88%
Lacie P9233 5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1053
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 165 165 166 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 27
SusWrite 162
71% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.6
188% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 76%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 31.2
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 33
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 44.9
89% 44.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $649
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