Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '23 at 16:34
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 264
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 650
68% 543 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 177
Parallax 181
150% 181 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 156
Splatting 131
127% 159 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 499
Write 297
Mixed 404
89% 400 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 53.8
181% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
387GB free
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2272 2261 2263 2257 2262 2255 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
364% Outstanding
Read 2,573
Write 2,328
Mixed 2,127
SusWrite 2,262
523% 2,322 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 73
249% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,184
DQ Write 879
DQ Mixed 1,053
781% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 249%
This bench: 364%
Great: 623%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
780GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 139 139 140 137 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 192
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 137
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 20.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 22
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 104%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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