Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '17 at 00:30
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 265 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 504 69% 513 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8540) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 59 49% 61.4 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 56.3 Splatting 51.3 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 124GB free Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6483 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 344 (A2) Unknown 100 100 109 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 458779 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 1 (E7) Temperature 100 100 93 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4666 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3694	84.9% Excellent	Read 512 Write 350 Mixed 347 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 10.4 112% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 46.7 93% 189 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 97%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11494 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 136 (A2) Unknown 100 100 199 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1441842 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 78 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10237 (F2) Unknown 100 100 8524	72.4% Very good	Read 510 Write 341 Mixed 324 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 5.19 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 10.4 67% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 45.8 94% 192 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 363GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 171 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1625 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8856 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 99 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1617 (C2) HDA temperature 112 106 31 (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	83.8% Excellent	Read 145 Write 147 Mixed 137 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.28 107% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 24.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 22.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 98%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
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