Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
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 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 33%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 212
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 427
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
ASRock(1849 5030) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1370 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.4% Above average
Lighting 66.3
Reflection 69.5
Parallax 90.8
54% 75.6 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 68.4
Splatting 55.9
52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 115 126 143 143 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 162
Write 148
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 125
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 109%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB
10GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 1.8 4.2 3.6 3.3 3.9 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
4.07% Terrible
Read 16.6
Write 2.5
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 3.3
8% 7.15 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.07%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,678 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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HDDRAMUSB
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