Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 177%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics210% 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 Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150804
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 20:17
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 453
61% 455 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
210% Outstanding
Lighting 313
Reflection 288
Parallax 317
255% 306 fps
MRender 345
Gravity 247
Splatting 185
203% 259 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 210%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 99 86 102 75 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 401
Write 183
Mixed 207
SusWrite 94.3
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 14.2
102% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 29.5
47% 90.1 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 72%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
445GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 412 409 425 407 408 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 427
Write 395
Mixed 368
SusWrite 410
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 56.8
190% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 34.9
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 29.2
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,705 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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