Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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.
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)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 01 '20 at 13:02
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 114
2-Core 213
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 588
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 610
38% 610 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2042 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 119
Parallax 101
95% 112 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 106
Splatting 106
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 292 200 200 201 183 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 458
Mixed 380
SusWrite 252
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 57.4
192% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 331
249% 334 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
229GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 442 439 458 457 461 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 464
Mixed 408
SusWrite 449
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 58.3
195% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 328
248% 333 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
118GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 442 415 370 370 369 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 459
Mixed 419
SusWrite 400
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 59.4
198% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 348
259% 342 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.M16FA 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.6
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 86%

 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%
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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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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