Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive99.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 03 '22 at 12:46
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 564
75% 564 Pts
64-Core 558
35% 558 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1404
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.73% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 8.8
Parallax 8.8
6% 8.4 fps
MRender 0.3
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 0.2
2% 2.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.73%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 360 363 363 366 239 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 371
Write 360
Mixed 266
SusWrite 340
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 40.6
164% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 307
235% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 104%
Toshiba MN05ACA800 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 147 151 156 155 154 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 103
Write 117
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 153
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.9
239% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. Team-Elite-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 26.4
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 24.7
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,750 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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