Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive89.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 22:37
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 276
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 351
50% 368 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
EVGA(3842 3162) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 120
Parallax 132
102% 126 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 112
Splatting 101
102% 128 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 223 203 204 210 201 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 442
Write 329
Mixed 286
SusWrite 217
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 42.6
155% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 122
127% 202 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
125GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 116 117 117 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 126
Write 132
Mixed 83
SusWrite 116
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.4% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.1
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 24.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.4%
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 8,705 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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