Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.68% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive120% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '22 at 02:02
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 529
72% 533 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.68% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 8.3
Parallax 8.5
6% 8.03 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 11.7
8% 9.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.68%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 312 310 290 307 230 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 446
Mixed 376
SusWrite 303
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.7
216% 76.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 195 199 204 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 116
Mixed 82
SusWrite 197
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 114%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS725050A7 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: A910
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 119 118 119 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
65% Good
Read 108
Write 118
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 118
68% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 KHX2133C14D4/8G Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 32GB
2197, 2197, 2197, 2197 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 26
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,841 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $796
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