Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	96.1% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '18 at 09:18
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 102 2-Core 283 86% 159 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 555 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 17.5 Parallax 20.4 18% 19.9 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 22.5 Splatting 17.3 17% 21.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team M8P SSD 128GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530A SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 291 311 267 235 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 252 Mixed 299 SusWrite 251 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 47 159% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 194 157% 225 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 578GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 197 197 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 150 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 196 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 819GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 111 Write 97 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 102 74% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 67%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 156GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 83.7 Write 85.7 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 87.8 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 28.2 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 25.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 95%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,899x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,384x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16