Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics86.5% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateAug 05 '20 at 06:25
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
64.5% Good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 182
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 289
38% 285 Pts
64-Core 289
18% 289 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 117
Parallax 99.3
89% 108 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 102 91 121 121 110 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 268
Write 248
Mixed 244
SusWrite 114
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 36.5
129% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 166
143% 209 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
90GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 57 53 81 46 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 37.5
Write 30.6
Mixed 27.9
SusWrite 61
29% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
58% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 109%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145
2TB free
Firmware: SC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 115 99 106 103 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 58.1
Write 81.4
Mixed 22.4
SusWrite 109
49% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
58% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.1% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 13.8
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,688 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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