Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.09% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive152% 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.
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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '16 at 16:36
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6320-$165
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 97.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 212
85% 145 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 355
48% 355 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 7.19
6% 8.72 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 16.2
10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,489
Write 636
Mixed 906
222% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 21
165% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 35.9
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 21.1
52% 103 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 152%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3000C15-4GVRB F4-3000C15-4GVR F4-3000C15-4GVRB F4-3000C15-4GVR 16GB
3007, 3007, 3007, 3007 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 35.8
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 30.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,707 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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