Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (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. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.7% 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 Drive218% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 08 '20 at 23:51
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 264
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 725
73% 593 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.7% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 126
Parallax 112
94% 118 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 122
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 143 149 652 1163 1133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 2,363
Write 1,541
Mixed 1,442
SusWrite 558
328% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 65
211% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 812
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 517
387% 532 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 218%
Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
929GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 39 42 174 305 296 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 448
Write 374
Mixed 382
SusWrite 148
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 42.1
145% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 225
180% 253 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
402GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 39 43 123 180 184 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 174
Write 58.8
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 99.9
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 32.7
108% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 30
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 106%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,690 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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