Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics119% 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 Drive221% 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 25 '21 at 17:51
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 41%
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 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 i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 260
80% 150 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 360
42% 325 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 152
Parallax 152
129% 154 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 130
Splatting 119
114% 143 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
280GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 651 659 638 622 619 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 1,790
Write 1,820
Mixed 1520
SusWrite 680
326% 1,453 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 61.4
207% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,251
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 931
705% 961 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 221%
Great: 284%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
87GB free
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 170 169 100 118 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 304
Write 266
Mixed 268
SusWrite 132
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 41.1
147% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 159
134% 191 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 85%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 192 183 187 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 161
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 186
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.7
217% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 32.2
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 37.2
SC Mixed 27.2
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,698 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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HDDRAMUSB
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