Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	196% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '17 at 20:16
Run Duration	410 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 782 83% 661 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Lighting 49.6 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 45.9 40% 47.2 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,858 Write 1,039 Mixed 1,090 293% 1,329 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 25 126% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 537 DQ Write 434 DQ Mixed 21.6 142% 331 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 236%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 577GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 177 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 25 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 179 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 25 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 93 (C2) HDA temperature 115 109 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	64.9% Good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 102 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.16 68% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 84%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 506GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 172 4166 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4808 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19536 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4249 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 89 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4718 (C2) HDA temperature 115 97 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	45% Average	Read 90.4 Write 66.8 Mixed 77.2 59% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.21 45% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 86%
Seagate BUP Slim GD 1TB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 80GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 71.9 Write 72.2 Mixed 70.9 54% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.33 90% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 676GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 43.9 Write 43.9 Mixed 36.3 53% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.19 59% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 42%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 20GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 135 Write 69.4 Mixed 86.1 113% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.85 108% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 36%
hp v250w 16GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 13GB free, PID ae07 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	6% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 5.67 Mixed 6.61 11% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.82 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.005 26% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 28.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 29.1 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 97%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	374x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16