Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.5% 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 Drive112% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 09 '19 at 11:13
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 264
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 789
83% 667 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.5% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 116
Parallax 115
95% 116 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 99
Splatting 84.6
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 97%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6577
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.04% Terrible
Lighting 8.37
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.47
7% 9.64 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.7
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.04%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 179 183 179 176 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 477
Mixed 399
SusWrite 208
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 59.5
203% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
690GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 171 171 171 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 148
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 170
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
494GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 172 170 169 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 106
Write 160
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 170
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 2
371% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.2
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 23.4
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,690 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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