Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 21:26
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 231
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 592
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 117
Parallax 110
91% 113 fps
MRender 98.9
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
VK0240GDJXU 240GB
124GB free
Firmware: 4IWVHPG1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 354
Write 269
Mixed 256
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 32.9
137% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 243
190% 263 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 88%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,630
Write 80.7
Mixed 156
1,403% 1,955 MB/s
4K Read 518
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 9.7
22,740% 177 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 245%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,951
Write 67
Mixed 102
1,461% 2,040 MB/s
4K Read 578
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 2.6
24,410% 194 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
409GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,782
Write 61.5
Mixed 102
1,420% 1,982 MB/s
4K Read 558
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 3
23,628% 188 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/16G KHX2666C16/16G 32GB
2133, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 22.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,704 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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