Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '19 at 23:22
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 272
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 573
74% 559 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 114
Parallax 99.9
87% 107 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 99.2
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB
590GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MU031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 468 479 481 480 482 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 418
Write 488
Mixed 370
SusWrite 437
97% 428 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 41.6
150% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 302
221% 286 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
278GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 165 165 167 168 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 139
Write 131
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 165
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 108%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 170 174 174 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 186
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 171
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1
281% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 99%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 27.7
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.8%
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 8,690 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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