Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime45.9 Days
Run DateNov 27 '18 at 05:45
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 627
62% 508 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Lighting 67.4
Reflection 71.1
Parallax 69.5
55% 69.3 fps
MRender 73.7
Gravity 63.5
Splatting 56.2
52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB
16GB free
Firmware: UG3600RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 432
Write 366
Mixed 271
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 17.1
74% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 91.3
DQ Mixed 39.5
48% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 57%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
511GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MN6OA5Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 69 88 87 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 80.6
69% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,704 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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