Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '22 at 06:18
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 220
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 648
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Nvidia(10DE 105F) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Lighting 20.4
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 20.2
17% 19.4 fps
MRender 24.3
Gravity 21.9
Splatting 16.2
17% 20.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM22.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 241
Write 434
Mixed 300
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 29.2
114% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 135
148% 248 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
228GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 119 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 97.5
Write 93.3
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 118
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 109%
Patriot Blast 2TB
516GB free
Firmware: 04.05B.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 119 118 118 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 96.5
Write 111
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 117
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 98%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70
134GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 69
Write 74.5
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 78.5
52% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 M378A5244CB0-CRC 24GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 26
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns

 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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