Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.5% 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 Drive48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime2 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 12:31
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 450
59% 442 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6585) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 19.8
Reflection 22.9
Parallax 18.5
16% 20.4 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 19.8
Splatting 25.7
20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 497
Write 179
Mixed 194
63% 290 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 12.9
4K Mixed 10.8
56% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 17.8
DQ Mixed 10
11% 18.2 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.7% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 80%

 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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