Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics31.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, , 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime12.1 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 21:00
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 126
2-Core 257
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 706
75% 596 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Lighting 39
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 37.4
32% 35.7 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 38
Splatting 35.9
30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 33%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6194
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.51% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 7.78
6% 8.89 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 438
Mixed 363
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.3
200% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 358
268% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB
9GB free
Firmware: 2BE10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 78 81 73 94 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
48% Average
Read 84.5
Write 60
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 81.6
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48%
Great: 70%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130
2GB free
Firmware: AR17
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 41.5
Write 118
Mixed 59
54% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 0.7
312% 4.33 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 3.4
DQ Mixed 2.7
23% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 25.4
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 24.6
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80%
Great: 97%

 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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