Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	268% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	54.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 229 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 610 62% 502 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 63.7 58% 68.6 fps	MRender 54.2 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 58.7 51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 447GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 180 92 93 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 468 Write 409 Mixed 364 SusWrite 158 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 39.6 140% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 87 DQ Mixed 175 136% 194 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 95%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 549GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1234 1040 990 1035 998 1004 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,277 Write 2,078 Mixed 1,505 SusWrite 1,050 387% 1,728 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 71 236% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 807 DQ Mixed 905 675% 898 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 394 237 194 170 165 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 460 Mixed 407 SusWrite 269 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.3 194% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 417GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 457 455 457 456 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 462 Mixed 394 SusWrite 456 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 55.6 189% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 154 153 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 128 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 153 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 194 194 193 196 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 160 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 193 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 18.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 130%

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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	3,882x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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