Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics55.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 486
66% 494 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.3
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 85.6
57% 76.3 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 68.5
Splatting 56.8
53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 205 194 183 176 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 454
Mixed 386
SusWrite 216
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 63.5
215% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 349
262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
668GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 166 162 167 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 138
Mixed 88
SusWrite 164
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB
7GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 24
Write 13
Mixed 15
SusWrite 12.9
20% 16.2 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 2.3
171% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 2666 C15 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 30.8
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 27.5
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 95%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,703 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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