Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics183% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '20 at 22:28
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 263
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 745
71% 585 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
183% Outstanding
Lighting 268
Reflection 242
Parallax 306
219% 272 fps
MRender 305
Gravity 228
Splatting 141
174% 225 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 183%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 53 49 48 50 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 165
Mixed 346
SusWrite 105
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 62.5
192% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
597GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 158 158 157 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 148
Write 114
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 157
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.5% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 20.3
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 22.9
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,678 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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