Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.2% 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	88.4% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '21 at 04:37
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 793 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.2% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 89.5 54% 73.2 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 47.2 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7WD120HCFV-00003 120GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM9103Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 283 284 277 270 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 302 Write 287 Mixed 309 SusWrite 279 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 38 149% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 252 203% 288 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 214GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 489 486 482 481 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 492 Mixed 451 SusWrite 482 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.9 214% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 347 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAD1 1x8GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 43%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,926x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,407x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	644x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,334x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	607x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	233x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	303x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16