Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '19 at 21:29
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 557
75% 559 Pts
64-Core 561
35% 561 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
84% 108 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 99.8
80% 98 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 320 322 324 322 320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 448
Mixed 377
SusWrite 333
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 66.9
213% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 175 176 175 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 162
Mixed 109
SusWrite 174
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Patriot Memory 64GB
59GB free, PID 5200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 80 90 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 171
Write 50.1
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 88.1
108% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.2
81% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3112 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 34.2
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,704 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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