Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 17 '19 at 23:41
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 725
70% 579 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 182
Parallax 162
137% 171 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 165
Splatting 116
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 309 308 310 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 458
Mixed 398
SusWrite 324
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 67.4
220% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 103 126 124 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 132
Write 141
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 112
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 190 193 194 194 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 132
Mixed 87
SusWrite 193
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
76.3% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.2
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.1
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,690 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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HDDRAMUSB
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