Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% 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 Drive56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 642
64% 520 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 198
Parallax 182
154% 190 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 186
Splatting 129
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJW360H6 360GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 128 149 120 155 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 402
Write 163
Mixed 227
SusWrite 153
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 20.9
4K Mixed 24.9
77% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 85.9
DQ Mixed 106
91% 138 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
76GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 175 173 167 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 158
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 171
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
51GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 191 191 190 191 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 190
Mixed 90
SusWrite 190
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB
2733, 2733, 2733, 2733 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 29.4
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 27.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,688 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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