Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive75.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 22 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 145
2-Core 273
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 793
78% 639 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6861
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.38% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 11
Parallax 8.09
6% 8.85 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 16
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.38%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 307 307 309 306 308 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 460
Write 313
Mixed 265
SusWrite 306
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 22.1
98% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 75.8
86% 152 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
712GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 140 140 140 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 158
Write 132
Mixed 98.5
SusWrite 140
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,698 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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