Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.8% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime10.6 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 659
69% 553 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47% Average
Lighting 59
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 74.7
48% 66.1 fps
MRender 62
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 51.7
45% 55.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$84
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 241 260 263 260 245 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 306
Write 263
Mixed 168
SusWrite 249
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 32.8
102% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 164
140% 206 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
719GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 8.8 8.2 8 8.6 9.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
9.66% Terrible
Read 24.2
Write 17
Mixed 15
SusWrite 9.3
12% 16.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 9.66%
Great: 67%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
420GB free
Firmware: 0001TSM1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 0.7
Mixed 0.2
0% 0.45 MB/s
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.7% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.7
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 20.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 106%

 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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