Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 14:46
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 831
86% 692 Pts
64-Core 833
52% 833 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
EVGA(3842 3288) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 183
Parallax 197
161% 192 fps
MRender 205
Gravity 166
Splatting 116
128% 162 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 140%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 185 74 173 176 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 498
Mixed 399
SusWrite 186
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 43.6
163% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 203
189% 290 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
827GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 190 188 184 191 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 68
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 190
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
1TB free
Firmware: MKAOAAM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 118 115 119 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
68% Good
Read 119
Write 124
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 24.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,763 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $660
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