Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics160% 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 Drive187% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 19:00
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 257
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 717
76% 609 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 221
Reflection 224
Parallax 237
180% 228 fps
MRender 278
Gravity 216
Splatting 137
164% 210 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 160%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEDMW400G4L 400GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10135
SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 861 635 436 512 476 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
187% Outstanding
Read 693
Write 955
Mixed 514
SusWrite 642
158% 701 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 53.8
230% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1294
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 967
767% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 187%
This bench: 187%
Great: 221%
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66
60GB free
Firmware: JTRA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 458 116 103 106 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 462
Mixed 441
SusWrite 221
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 48
162% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 335
252% 337 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 107%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
723GB free
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 73 73 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 73.8
Write 71.8
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 73.6
51% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 23.3
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 26.4
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 121%

 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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