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Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics36.3% 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)
Boot Drive216% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 20:53
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 270
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 712
76% 607 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Lighting 47.1
Reflection 48.2
Parallax 42.9
38% 46.1 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 43
Splatting 37.5
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$150
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 717 655 645 632 621 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,891
Write 873
Mixed 651
SusWrite 667
225% 1,020 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 57.2
228% 87.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,047
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 380
359% 581 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 216%
Great: 243%
WD Se 1TB (2013)
866GB free
Firmware: 01.01M03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 181 177 181 182 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 166
Mixed 121
SusWrite 179
120% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
249% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 25.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 9,179 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 - $256

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $724
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