Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive93.8% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 10 '19 at 08:30
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 285
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 799
78% 639 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 200
Parallax 201
152% 195 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 182
Splatting 130
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0705AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 166 53 53 54 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 449
Mixed 398
SusWrite 84.5
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 52
172% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 251
209% 301 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
837GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 170 171 171 171 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 159
Mixed 112
SusWrite 169
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
47.3% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 13.2
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,701 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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