Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive127% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateMar 21 '23 at 03:17
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 64%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$88
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 400
52% 391 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.29
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 76.3
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 79.7
62% 78.1 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 70.1
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
234GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 47 51 51 49 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 181 182 175 159 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 1,377
Write 307
Mixed 378
SusWrite 175
121% 559 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 38.5
142% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 443
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 297
247% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 127%
Great: 193%
Crucial_FCCT512MX100SSD1 512GB
268GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 357 367 392 394 384 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 375
Write 425
Mixed 317
SusWrite 375
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 33.6
124% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 182
157% 224 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 24.5
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,770 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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