Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150831
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateDec 10 '21 at 03:39
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Memory 69.2
1-Core 40.5
2-Core 161
50% 90.3 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 268
36% 269 Pts
64-Core 281
17% 281 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.4% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 70
Parallax 63.4
55% 67.1 fps
MRender 61
Gravity 67.9
Splatting 64.3
53% 64.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 201 182 170 167 177 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 372
Write 304
Mixed 214
SusWrite 186
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 27
101% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 108
140% 252 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 108%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
316GB free
Firmware: 7000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 298 340 343 345 328 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 364
Write 356
Mixed 223
SusWrite 326
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 31.5
110% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 280
227% 321 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
541GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 162 161 160 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 164
Mixed 120
SusWrite 160
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
30.5% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 10.5
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 6.4
18% 6.4 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,736 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $649
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HDDRAMUSB
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