Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive248% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '17 at 18:01
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 144
2-Core 272
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 774
80% 641 Pts
64-Core 795
49% 795 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 202
Parallax 176
146% 186 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 169
Splatting 118
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,114
Write 1,422
Mixed 1,326
358% 1,621 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 33.6
198% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 455
DQ Write 411
DQ Mixed 192
210% 353 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 248%
Great: 302%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 107
Write 117
Mixed 108
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.21
90% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 22.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,733 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $649
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