Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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.
Boot Drive50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 04:57
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 783
83% 665 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 190
Parallax 190
145% 186 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 172
Splatting 117
110% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 452
Write 108
Mixed 194
54% 251 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 7.7
82% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.6
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 9.24
23% 46.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 26.3
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.6
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,707 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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