Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.3% 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	132% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '18 at 10:01
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 274 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 535 68% 517 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB; GALAX GTX 1060 6GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1997 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.3% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 47.3 Parallax 38.4 33% 42.2 fps	MRender 58.6 Gravity 41 Splatting 53.5 42% 51 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 319GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 368 422 432 438 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 477 Mixed 393 SusWrite 418 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.8 226% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 156 153 154 151 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 128 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 152 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 153 149 152 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 136 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 149 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 351GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 102 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 83.2 Write 80 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 101 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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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	3,878x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,375x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,315x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	735x

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	548x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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