Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive326% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 03 '19 at 11:36
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 147
2-Core 268
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 762
75% 614 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 132
Parallax 147
115% 140 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 136
Splatting 106
111% 140 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2294 814 812 812 814 804 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2641
Write 2,413
Mixed 1,851
SusWrite 1,058
445% 1,991 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 93.9
316% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,435
DQ Write 1,145
DQ Mixed 1,290
966% 1,290 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 326%
Great: 355%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
4.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 188 195 193 185 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 193
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 191
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
402% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 109%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB
54GB free, PID 0121
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 11 8.4 4.5 5.8 14 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
6.06% Terrible
Read 21.7
Write 4.7
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 8.8
17% 14 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
22% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.06%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 22.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,707 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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