Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.9% 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	74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '18 at 12:37
Run Duration	422 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 593 79% 592 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2951) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 2019 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 35.7 Parallax 32.7 31% 35.6 fps	MRender 44.4 Gravity 33.8 Splatting 33.9 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3056 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 964 (A5) Unknown 100 100 107403084083 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 39 (A8) Unknown 100 100 10 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 135 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 40 171799543834 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1297085366574 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1738 (EA) Unknown 100 100 6138 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4576 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6518 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	74% Very good	Read 497 Write 194 Mixed 249 69% 313 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 20.8 108% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 51 86% 171 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 100 188551312 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1233 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 4298399058 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4563 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1071 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 47245361166 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 72 47 470614044 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 155 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11033 (C2) HDA temperature 28 53 47244640284 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18214956304837 (F1) Unknown 100 253 27796850676 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8791121620	82.5% Excellent	Read 156 Write 132 Mixed 132 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.18 66% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 608GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 224768416 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 721 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 18076796 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2657 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 730 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 53 504299549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3080 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 55834574877 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 21719649618947 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15502923143 (F2) Unknown 100 253 58724904450	67.9% Good	Read 126 Write 110 Mixed 99.1 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 5.46 4K Mixed 1.32 275% 2.48 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 952GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 165 4541 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1697 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3889 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1316 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 228 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17171 (C2) HDA temperature 118 105 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 6037 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 135 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.28 91% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 84%
Imation Nano Pro 2GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 063d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 3.08 Mixed 5.47 8% 8.34 MB/s	4K Read 7.27 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 28% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G4D26AFEA.8FADG 2x4GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 24.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%

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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 $160Bench 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