Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170113
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '17 at 06:12
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 849 92% 730 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 333GB free Firmware: X41320RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 718 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 140 (A5) Unknown 100 100 5242943 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 46 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 100 100 441 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 63 270584250404 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 77311246364 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1048 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1296 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1239 (F2) Unknown 253 253 689 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	83% Excellent	Read 484 Write 229 Mixed 268 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 20.4 126% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 44 99% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 108%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (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 100 100 604 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 767 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 38 (A3) Unknown 100 100 205 (94) Unknown 100 100 123099 (95) Unknown 100 100 1782 (96) Unknown 100 100 1610 (97) Unknown 100 100 1758 (A4) Unknown 100 100 39200 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 30 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 45261106446369 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 160201 (F2) Unknown 100 100 183335 (F5) Unknown 100 100 231525 (F6) Unknown 100 100 246198 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 170 2441 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1390 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3628 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 873 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 142 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2367 (C2) HDA temperature 101 91 42 (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	99.4% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 163 Mixed 155 126% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.3 117% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 85%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 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	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
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	374x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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