Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 19:26
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
70% Good
Memory 69.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 255
83% 154 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 332
53% 377 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70%
Great: 85%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.92% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.06
7% 9.38 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.92%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 78.5
Parallax 67.9
62% 74 fps
MRender 71.9
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 73.8
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 6.3 55 46 35 4.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 375
Write 297
Mixed 261
SusWrite 51.4
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 1.2
43% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 30.4
DQ Mixed 20.3
34% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 99 98 97 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 78.7
Write 89.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 98.2
60% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 67%
SABRENT 1TB
556GB free
Firmware: RKT303.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1599 872 921 889 905 869 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 KHX2133C14D4/4G Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.1% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19.6
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 15.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 84%

 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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