Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive238% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 06:42
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 260
94% 166 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 732
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 161
Parallax 156
122% 155 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 150
Splatting 110
100% 123 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
861GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 1048 1157 1366 1487 1453 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,886
Write 1,667
Mixed 1,615
SusWrite 1,265
361% 1,608 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 51.5
174% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 282
318% 575 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 238%
Great: 486%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113
2TB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 104 108 106 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 109
Write 104
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 106
70% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 60%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
894GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 201 207 201 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 169
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 201
107% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.1
384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 114%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3091 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 29.3
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 28.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 122%

 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%
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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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