Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 22:25
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 414 50% 386 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 38.9 34% 41.5 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 35 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 162 33 101 172 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 102 Write 101 SusWrite 127 25% 110 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 41.9 156% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 79.1 129% 247 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 7TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 188 181 186 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 184 Mixed 91 SusWrite 186 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 314% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 7TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 177 160 179 183 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 188 Mixed 101 SusWrite 180 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 311% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 840GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 72.3 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 99.7 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 66%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 536 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 104GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 85 86 86 86 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 89 Write 82 Mixed 69 SusWrite 78.5 107% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 4.7 321% 5.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 45%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID 1603 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 13 13 12 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.68% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 7.3 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 12.6 15% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.68% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65 2,716 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	3,890x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,319x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
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	376x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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