Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive227% 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)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 21 '19 at 05:58
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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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 i7-6700K-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 263
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 790
77% 631 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2603 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 155
Parallax 132
117% 143 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 145
Splatting 116
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 472 448 427 412 392 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 2,008
Write 1,641
Mixed 699
SusWrite 476
267% 1,206 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 59.2
221% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,111
DQ Write 1,136
DQ Mixed 822
701% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 227%
Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
260GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9,570
Write 8,479
Mixed 8,756
1,993% 8,935 MB/s
4K Read 710
4K Write 280
4K Mixed 382
1,715% 458 MB/s
DQ Read 1,683
DQ Write 1,225
DQ Mixed 1,252
990% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Lexar SFF-SSD 512GB
174GB free, PID ba12
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 362 403 413 420 216 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
373% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 413
Mixed 312
SusWrite 367
521% 396 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 28.1
3,431% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 19.5
DQ Write 88.7
DQ Mixed 31
4,144% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 373%
Great: 423%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 28.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 27.4
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,820 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $796
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