Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 27 '19 at 13:10
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 108
2-Core 225
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 421
58% 429 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 371C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 77
Reflection 76.1
Parallax 65.7
63% 72.9 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 72
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 479
Write 260
Mixed 346
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 46.5
168% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 336
254% 343 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
866GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 131 134 134 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67% Good
Read 101
Write 130
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 132
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.7
197% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 67%
Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
178GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 146 147 145 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 153
Write 120
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 145
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.6% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 19.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 97%

 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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