Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics105% 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 Drive45.1% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 17:55
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 44.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 224
66% 128 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 416
54% 409 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 146
Parallax 137
111% 140 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 108
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 194 295 345 307 308 MB/s
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.1% Average
Read 102
Write 8.8
Mixed 54
SusWrite 267
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 3.9
56% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 0.2
59% 139 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
727GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 182 184 186 185 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 174
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 182
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
WD WD6400AAVS-00G9B1 640GB
280GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 73 73 73 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 71.2
Write 74
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 71.7
48% 65.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 30.1
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 27.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 182
22% 182 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,698 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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