Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '17 at 01:08
Run Duration	462 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 270 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 500 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 57.8 53% 62.5 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 59 Splatting 50.7 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^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 2361 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 737 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 83 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2565 (B7) Unknown 100 100 746 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 51 210454642724 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 12459460946 (F7) Unknown 100 100 389708840 (F8) Unknown 100 100 401113313	101% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 398 Mixed 413 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 33.5 136% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 66.5 120% 239 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 241GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 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 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2258 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2697 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6711 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1237 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2629 (C2) HDA temperature 110 98 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	60% Above average	Read 109 Write 99.3 Mixed 84.1 73% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.24 97% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1235 6TB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 35.7 Mixed 35.4 46% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.31 100% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 69%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 134 Write 25.3 Mixed 53.1 72% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.15 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 1 89% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 90%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 10GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 17.3 Write 3.08 Mixed 4.97 8% 8.45 MB/s	4K Read 6.31 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 1.57 146% 3.31 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB-$25 15,542 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 11.9 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 50%

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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	3,891x
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