Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	214% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '17 at 04:23
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 427 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 117 Parallax 107 86% 110 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 100 Splatting 104 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 179GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3770 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 455 (64) Unknown 100 100 9083104 (65) Unknown 100 100 2337920 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 103 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 93 93 2677 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1337 (B7) Unknown 88 88 54 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 25 100 171799609369 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 88 88 12 (E9) Unknown 100 100 16828 (EA) Unknown 100 100 13284 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14981 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10803 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	59.9% Above average	Read 477 Write 252 Mixed 266 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 9.71 84% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 29.5 DQ Write 47.5 DQ Mixed 9 15% 28.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 88%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,930 Write 1,253 Mixed 1,402 338% 1,528 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 30.8 172% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 48.5 DQ Write 374 DQ Mixed 31 77% 151 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 247%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 234 8091 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11153 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21399 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3872 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 868 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 45 45 465253 (C2) HDA temperature 127 105 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	56.4% Above average	Read 98.1 Write 98.2 Mixed 98.8 74% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.14 76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 173 7233 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3395 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11881 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2188 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1166 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 148 148 157037 (C2) HDA temperature 125 109 27 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	47.9% Average	Read 90.9 Write 75.5 Mixed 83.8 63% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.18 88% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 869GB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 192 (03) Spinup time 174 161 6266 (04) Start/Stop count 42 42 58258 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 48 48 38612 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4726 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1564 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 103 103 291560 (C2) HDA temperature 125 105 25 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.7% Average	Read 98.2 Write 71.5 Mixed 63.6 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.21 67% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-029.A00G 9905598-009.A00G 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 81%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,319x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
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 $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 $177	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