Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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 Drive77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory60 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '17 at 09:16
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU10%
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 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 255
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 667
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 155
Parallax 135
127% 148 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 138
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB-$105
824GB free
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 445
Write 329
Mixed 250
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 21.6
128% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 43.1
95% 200 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 108%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 487
Write 346
Mixed 341
87% 391 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 25.3
113% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.2
DQ Write 87.9
DQ Mixed 14.9
24% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 104%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB
1TB free, PID 25a1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 90.2
Write 92.6
Mixed 66.6
105% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.2
75% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBR 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 26.3
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 23
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%

 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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