Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive93.9% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '20 at 05:09
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 144
2-Core 281
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 795
82% 662 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 148
Parallax 157
124% 153 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
112% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 288 166 161 157 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 459
Mixed 307
SusWrite 212
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 41.8
152% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 229
206% 312 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 111%
Kingston HyperX 120GB
67GB free
Firmware: 501ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 115 128 132 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 412
Write 140
Mixed 208
SusWrite 131
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 41.2
159% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 170
128% 171 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 81%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 167 170 171 171 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 172
Mixed 111
SusWrite 168
116% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 27.8
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 29.6
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 102%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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