Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 0000
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 183
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 531
53% 430 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Nvidia(10DE 066D) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.84% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.67 fps
MRender 1.6
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.2
1% 1.1 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.84%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Teclast 512GB A850 512GB
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 107 156 7.1 241 13 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 484
Write 405
Mixed 402
SusWrite 127
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 28
133% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 46.5
95% 188 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 93%
Md1tblss HD 1TB
699GB free
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 60 54 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 104
Write 49.7
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 76.1
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 64%
BUFFALO External HDD 3TB
1.5TB free, PID 01f1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 105 104 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 90
Write 93
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 105
122% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
76.3% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,758 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $657
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