Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive275% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '19 at 03:28
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 282
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 547
73% 547 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 199
Parallax 180
153% 189 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 184
Splatting 130
120% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
637GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 1385 1475 1505 1508 1506 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 1,513
Write 1,521
Mixed 1,116
SusWrite 1,409
313% 1,390 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 84.7
302% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 905
DQ Mixed 274
352% 621 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 275%
Great: 295%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
3TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 175 175 180 178 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 166
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 177
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
438% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JA0OA710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 98.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 102
61% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 32.3
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 30.5
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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