Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30.1% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 23:10
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 (89th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 266
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 741
72% 589 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.7% Very good
Lighting 92.3
Reflection 103
Parallax 97.8
75% 97.8 fps
MRender 91.1
Gravity 88.8
Splatting 90.3
74% 90.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 2 93 66 81 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Read 446
Write 290
Mixed 248
SusWrite 53.1
57% 259 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 1.3
34% 7.5 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
199GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 138 113 140 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 10.2
Write 86
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 131
57% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.9%
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 8,690 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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