Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics156% 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 Drive287% 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.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 01:12
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 709
84% 646 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 100%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 215
Reflection 226
Parallax 222
176% 221 fps
MRender 254
Gravity 207
Splatting 142
158% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1768 916 595 598 598 595 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,329
Write 1,642
Mixed 1,234
SusWrite 845
336% 1,513 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 84.2
281% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,376
DQ Write 1,092
DQ Mixed 1232
923% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 287%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
174GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 463 478 467 423 278 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 414
Mixed 430
SusWrite 427
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 59.4
188% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 163 166 167 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 159
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 164
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 30.9
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 30.7
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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