Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	80.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '16 at 21:11
Run Duration	707 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 296 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 845 89% 714 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4501 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.9% Terrible	Lighting 7.13 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 7.12 6% 8.18 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 14.7 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.9% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 836GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 54 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 143 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 19 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 124 (C2) HDA temperature 65 61 167505035299 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14805	80.3% Excellent	Read 508 Write 347 Mixed 340 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 9.83 94% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 45.3 96% 198 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 103%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 138 138 34387788178 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 228 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 104 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 157 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 307 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 307 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 180389937189 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 375	107% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 187 Mixed 166 135% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.2 100% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 128GB 752 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 94GB free, PID fa05 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 20.6 Mixed 20.5 31% 27 MB/s	4K Read 5.23 4K Write 0.21 4K Mixed 0.24 35% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 52%
Patriot Supersonic Boost XT USB 3.0 16GB-$10 179 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 10GB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 38 Write 14.1 Mixed 21.6 28% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.57 4K Write 0.81 4K Mixed 0.51 65% 2.29 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 19%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.71% Terrible	Read 21.9 Write 8.69 Mixed 10.7 15% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.81 4K Write 0.09 4K Mixed 0.44 40% 2.11 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.71% Great: 6%
Patriot Memory 8GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 6GB free, PID 3800 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 11.7 Mixed 16.2 21% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.11 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.53 86% 3.25 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 13%
Patriot Memory 8GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 3800 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 15.9 Mixed 12 21% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.15 4K Write 0.64 4K Mixed 0.69 76% 3.16 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 13%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 23.1 Write 8.98 Mixed 10.4 16% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.71 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.59 87% 3.44 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 9%
Patriot Memory 4GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 1GB free, PID 3100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	8.06% Terrible	Read 29.8 Write 8.1 Mixed 11.8 17% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.36 4K Write 0.08 4K Mixed 0.11 34% 2.52 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.06% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 29.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 125%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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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 $94Bench 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 $300	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