Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.5% 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	99% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150804
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 21:44
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 222 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 430 55% 418 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 04ED) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 81.7 55% 70.5 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 78.2 54% 64.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 364 259 341 340 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 362 Mixed 317 SusWrite 324 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.8 153% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 194 168% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 448GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 116 116 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 119 Write 114 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 114 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 147 148 149 148 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 83 Write 73.8 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 147 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 88%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 164 164 164 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 156 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 163 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$45 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,905x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,391x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,329x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	603x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	552x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	381x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16