Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive27% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '22 at 21:56
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 145
2-Core 289
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 577
75% 563 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 95%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 105
Parallax 96.1
82% 101 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 97.6
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNF128GCSS 128GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FSLAN102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 36 35 38 40 40 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
27% Poor
Read 108
Write 68.6
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 36.1
17% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 18.3
58% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 58.3
DQ Write 34.6
DQ Mixed 42.6
33% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 27%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
442GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 36 36 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42% Average
Read 109
Write 57.9
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 36.7
48% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 42%
Great: 113%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G 250GB
232GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 31 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 99.6
Write 63
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 32
86% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 16.2
4K Mixed 14.6
1,095% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 13.9
DQ Write 13.6
DQ Mixed 14
990% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 171%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2688 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 26.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 28
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 90.2%
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 8,776 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $660
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HDDRAMUSB
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