Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 03:39
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 270 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 730 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 Reflection 137 Parallax 113 106% 127 fps	Gravity 147 Splatting 103 108% 125 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC300 M.2 2280 128GB 913 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20100P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 154 139 135 132 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 453 Write 155 Mixed 209 SusWrite 132 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 28.5 123% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 202 162% 233 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 82%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 54GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 453 272 230 236 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 424 Mixed 365 SusWrite 310 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 39.9 143% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 331 248% 329 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 823GB free Firmware: 2BA30004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 51 53 51 53 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	41% Average	Read 90.2 Write 61.1 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 52.3 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.5 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,890x
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	809x
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 $40Bench 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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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