Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.8% 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	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '17 at 12:07
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 202 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 387 53% 395 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 36C3) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 29.7 27% 31.7 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 31 26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 18385362 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 26938034885392 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 349 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 8 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 39 42 68722229287 (C2) HDA temperature 39 42 68722229287 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 18385362 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 18385362 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 18385362 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 8282 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5401 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5401 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5074 (F4) Unknown 98 98 4849738	58.1% Above average	Read 496 Write 116 Mixed 153 55% 255 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 16.3 92% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 76.1 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 26.1 39% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 242GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 99 9633256 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3926 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 40018112 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20865 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1430 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 32 32 68 (BE) vendor-specific 53 52 790036527 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 287378 (C2) HDA temperature 47 48 60129542191 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -124257698829733 (F1) Unknown 100 253 40487081416 (F2) Unknown 100 253 48402540799	60.9% Good	Read 120 Write 91.8 Mixed 86.4 74% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 3.31 4K Mixed 0.23 106% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 132GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 174 6183 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2060 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 28240 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2039 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 80 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2078 (C2) HDA temperature 102 92 48 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	30.5% Below average	Read 59.9 Write 46.1 Mixed 49 39% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.21 66% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 69%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 208GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 34.7 Mixed 24.7 40% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 0.41 4K Mixed 0.2 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 45%
Mass Storage Device 4GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Read 20.1 Write 11.2 Mixed 10.4 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.52 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.96 85% 1.58 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 27.9 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 91%

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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 $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 $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 $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