Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.2% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 15 '19 at 05:54
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 133
2-Core 268
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 523
70% 521 Pts
64-Core 526
32% 526 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 78
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 67.1
64% 73.8 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 69.8
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 317 95 89 86 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 226
Mixed 284
SusWrite 172
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 46.4
170% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 154
153% 250 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
199GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 127 128 129 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 173
Write 158
Mixed 108
SusWrite 127
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
724GB free, PID 0202
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 109 109 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 102
Write 99
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 108
115% 86.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
72.4% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.6
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,705 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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