Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics120% 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 Drive90.4% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '20 at 22:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 667
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 154
Parallax 163
134% 161 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 130
Splatting 99.3
108% 137 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 120%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 197 84 74 51 70 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 397
Mixed 323
SusWrite 139
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 43.4
165% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 238
193% 273 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
183GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 132 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 173
Write 135
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 131
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 31.5
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 28.6
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,826 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $793
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