Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.5% 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	149% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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

Run History

18 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '22 at 22:29
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 165 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 294 38% 285 Pts	64-Core 300 18% 300 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 40.6 36% 43.7 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.8 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 322 318 340 341 346 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,701 Write 1,535 Mixed 1,416 SusWrite 387 282% 1,260 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 42.7 132% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 469 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 283 226% 324 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 271%
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 233GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 177 172 175 181 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 424 Write 244 Mixed 242 SusWrite 170 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 36.9 120% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 211 189% 289 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 105%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 540GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 85 86 86 86 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 77.6 Write 52.4 Mixed 48 SusWrite 83.3 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 57%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 295GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 77 77 78 75 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 65.9 Write 64.9 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 71.7 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 43%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 161 168 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 162 Mixed 109 SusWrite 163 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Generic MassStorageClass 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 7GB free, PID 0764 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	35% Below average	Read 157 Write 26.8 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 26.2 61% 61 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 3.5 199% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 35%
WD Elements SE 25FF 3TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 25ff Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 102 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.5 279% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2666C19-8GNT Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FH F4-2666C19-8GNT 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 24.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 88%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,940x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,416x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	647x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,340x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	820x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	744x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	608x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	559x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	385x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	303x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $793

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16