Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 20 '20 at 13:24
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 130
2-Core 247
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 729
71% 585 Pts
64-Core 715
44% 715 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
MSI(1462 8D94) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 87.3
Parallax 81.8
78% 88.2 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 79.8
Splatting 76.5
74% 92.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 467 372 298 297 296 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 364
Write 419
Mixed 402
SusWrite 366
88% 388 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 57.7
193% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N0 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 170 174 172 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 186
Write 176
Mixed 106
SusWrite 172
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 1.1
78% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1.2
DQ Write 11.5
DQ Mixed 1.7
3% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 38%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 138 142 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 120
Write 129
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 140
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 30.8
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 28.5
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 118%

 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%
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: $657
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