Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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.
Graphics85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive135% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 01:02
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 760
76% 620 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 115
Parallax 98.9
85% 106 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 101
Splatting 105
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 375 480 488 490 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 457
Mixed 415
SusWrite 460
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 67
228% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125
541GB free
Firmware: JA2OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 81 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 81.5
Write 80.8
Mixed 30
SusWrite 80.1
50% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 57%
Toshiba MK6465GSX 640GB
274GB free
Firmware: GJ002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 68 67 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 60
Write 61.3
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 67.1
38% 52.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.8
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.9
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,688 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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