Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '19 at 23:04
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 261
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 664
70% 560 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 159
Parallax 150
128% 155 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 149
Splatting 118
106% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC300 M.2 2280 128GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20100P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 139 144 130 107 MB/s
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.4% Good
Read 194
Write 152
Mixed 208
SusWrite 136
39% 172 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 29.2
124% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 199
160% 231 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 82%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
140GB free
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 342 214 239 242 239 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 408
Write 442
Mixed 364
SusWrite 290
85% 376 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 41.2
148% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 330
248% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
697GB free
Firmware: 2BA30004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 103 103 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 99
Mixed 53
SusWrite 102
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 58%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 25.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,724 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $660
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