Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.1% 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	131% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 06:11
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 497 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.1% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.2 33% 36.7 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 36.2 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 447 445 434 423 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 440 Mixed 379 SusWrite 425 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 66.6 226% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 348 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 153 155 152 154 152 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 146 Write 136 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 154 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 153 150 152 150 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 158 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 151 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 351GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 80.7 Write 81.8 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 97.8 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$29 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $90Bench 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) $23	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