Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics166% 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 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.
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 @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '20 at 22:52
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 (89th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 237
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 720
70% 577 Pts
64-Core 716
44% 716 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
166% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 262
Parallax 368
178% 283 fps
MRender 325
Gravity 255
Splatting 150
189% 243 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 166%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
761GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1402 826 817 828 852 857 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,561
Write 1,747
Mixed 1,171
SusWrite 930
304% 1,353 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 65.8
216% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 949
DQ Write 433
DQ Mixed 693
513% 692 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 218%
Great: 276%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
261GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 438 440 448 435 345 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 469
Mixed 427
SusWrite 417
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 61.1
203% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 363
273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 125%
Great: 129%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25
254GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 82 81 81 81 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 76.1
Write 71.7
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 77.2
51% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 30.6
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 40.5
SC Mixed 29.7
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,707 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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