Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics99.5% 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)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 554
60% 473 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.5% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 141
Parallax 131
105% 134 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 123
Splatting 98.3
88% 109 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,183
Write 5,835
Mixed 6,617
1,459% 6,545 MB/s
4K Read 584
4K Write 252
4K Mixed 313
1,420% 383 MB/s
DQ Read 1,358
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 963
776% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2220 2189 1532 1529 1549 1553 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2,442
Write 2,230
Mixed 1,600
SusWrite 1,762
451% 2,009 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 89.4
300% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,220
DQ Write 1,098
DQ Mixed 1,175
877% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 350%
Great: 410%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
826GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 87 86 86 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 86
Mixed 67
SusWrite 86.4
61% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.9% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.6
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 22.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,707 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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