Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '18 at 06:30
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 539
71% 535 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 63.3
62% 71.1 fps
MRender 71.9
Gravity 70.2
Splatting 70.5
58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50
63GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 516
Write 338
Mixed 350
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 9.79
100% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 44.6
100% 208 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 413
Mixed 419
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 44.3
181% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 101
137% 252 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
308GB free
Firmware: HP63 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 112
Write 113
Mixed 102
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 70%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB
14GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
9.25% Terrible
Read 27.1
Write 9.19
Mixed 11.2
17% 15.8 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 0.62
4K Mixed 0.58
63% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 9.25%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.M16FB 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
47.6% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,746 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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