Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.6% 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	89.4% 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	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.

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '19 at 18:04
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 204 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 388 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 55.1 55% 62.6 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 69.5 56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 203 202 188 195 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 478 Write 380 Mixed 293 SusWrite 204 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 39 144% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 231 193% 280 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 101%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 303GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 57 57 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 85.3 Write 83.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 57.2 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 72%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 789GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 94.5 Write 95.2 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 95 114% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 52%
SanDisk Ultra T C 16GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 10GB free, PID 5596 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 18 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 97.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 15.1 59% 51 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.7 231% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 37%
Generic Mass-Storage 4GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 17.2 Write 11 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 13.9 17% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.3 136% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 1,517 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 33.4 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 26.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,892x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,381x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	636x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

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	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	550x
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 $178	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