Asus Z170-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics168% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-WS  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '22 at 16:56
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 200
82% 139 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 684
69% 559 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX A5000
Nvidia(10DE 147E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
168% Outstanding
Lighting 232
Reflection 230
Parallax 238
189% 233 fps
MRender 306
Gravity 184
Splatting 184
178% 224 fps
Poor: 154%
This bench: 168%
Great: 172%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8,054
Write 8,122
Mixed 8,233
1,821% 8136 MB/s
4K Read 601
4K Write 335
4K Mixed 390
1,588% 442 MB/s
DQ Read 1,270
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 974
750% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
406GB free
Firmware: RVM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 429 433 437 421 431 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 443
Mixed 403
SusWrite 433
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 63
215% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 31.9
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 30.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-WS Builds (Compare 107 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus Z170-WS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $1,279
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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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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