Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.1% 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	95.3% 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.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	9.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '19 at 20:21
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 284 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 559 74% 556 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.1% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 35.4 Parallax 28.8 25% 31.6 fps	MRender 43.7 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 40 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 283 86 77 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 421 Mixed 380 SusWrite 143 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48.8 170% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 242 203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 139GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 459 463 479 479 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 478 Mixed 459 SusWrite 441 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.7 216% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 866GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 171 170 173 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 165 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 168 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 85%

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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	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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