Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.6% 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	60.3% 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

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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '17 at 17:54
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 586 78% 585 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.9.3 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.6% Average	Lighting 58.1 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 75.6 47% 66 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 54.6 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^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 100 100 642 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 847 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 12 (A3) Unknown 100 100 343 (94) Unknown 100 100 130039 (95) Unknown 100 100 1775 (96) Unknown 100 100 1619 (97) Unknown 100 100 1757 (A4) Unknown 100 100 32942 (A5) Unknown 100 100 84 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 26 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 80 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 43049114140703 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 153647 (F2) Unknown 100 100 289297 (F5) Unknown 100 100 194563 (F6) Unknown 100 100 260078 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	60.3% Good	Read 483 Write 252 Mixed 269 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 9.94 84% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 48.5 DQ Mixed 25.9 22% 32.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 91%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 165 8008 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 709 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1328 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 261 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15513 (C2) HDA temperature 120 114 32 (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	71.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 128 Mixed 121 93% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.29 110% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 45GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 170 2258 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1011 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3834 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 635 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10936 (C2) HDA temperature 110 101 33 (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	69.2% Good	Read 112 Write 129 Mixed 115 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.28 100% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 9,293 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 28.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
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