Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive289% 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.
Run History
17 days ago, 17 days ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '24 at 21:30
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 252
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 715
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1058) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.64
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.2% Below average
Lighting 39.7
Reflection 37.7
Parallax 51.7
32% 43 fps
MRender 53.4
Gravity 49.2
Splatting 39.2
38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
769GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1933 2085 1185 1163 1178 1159 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,326
Write 2,084
Mixed 1,397
SusWrite 1,450
406% 1,814 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 69.5
226% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 989
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 872
636% 837 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 289%
Great: 372%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 137 137 138 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 139
Write 131
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 138
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
70.8% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.1
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 70 57 60 23.5" 1280 720 ACI24C7 ASUS VP247
Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,770 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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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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