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Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.8% 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	129% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150714
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 62.4 1-Core 35 2-Core 75.6 37% 57.7 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 439 46% 371 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 66.6 52% 66.5 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 54.9 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 617 718 767 761 782 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,080 Write 1,049 Mixed 857 SusWrite 737 209% 931 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 26.5 85% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 574 363% 410 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 346%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 175GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 236 272 285 286 291 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 413 Write 365 Mixed 344 SusWrite 281 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 23 83% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 290 218% 290 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 124%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 463GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 79 78 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 78 Write 76.2 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 76.7 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$75 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 179GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 115 119 120 120 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 123 Write 119 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 119 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$210 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 9.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 187 216 231 229 230 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 155GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 6.2 5.4 9.5 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	6.33% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 22 Mixed 18.3 SusWrite 6 22% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.33% Great: 32%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 53GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 1.3 0.6 1 0.3 0.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 30.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 0.6 28% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 20%
WDC WD80 EFZX-68UW8N0 8TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 253GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	6.09% Terrible	Read 22 Write 19.5 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 0.3 20% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 45% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.09% Great: 14%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 102GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 33 28 33 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.6% Very poor	Read 19.7 Write 20.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 32 33% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$38 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.1 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 10.7 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $253

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $85Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,061x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,482x
Core i7-6700Intel $165Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	666x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $170Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	847x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	766x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	623x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	576x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	243x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	568x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	310x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $240	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $365