Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 16:43
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 744
80% 637 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7584
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.88% Terrible
Lighting 8.03
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.72
6% 9.66 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.6
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.88%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP612PE0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 71 54 61 63 62 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 342
Write 294
Mixed 278
SusWrite 87.2
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 27.4
118% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 148
130% 194 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 33.6
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 106%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,684 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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