Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit색
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '17 at 21:36
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 268 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 724 77% 616 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 104 Parallax 105 84% 104 fps	MRender 87 Gravity 92.2 Splatting 81.3 71% 86.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 480GB-$301 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 68899865370196 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2161 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 103 (B7) Unknown 100 100 10 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 33 60 47248572449 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 103 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 6 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1642677 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 48 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 93 93 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1642677 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1560814 (F9) Unknown 100 100 138868	62.3% Good	Read 494 Write 233 Mixed 266 73% 331 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 16.6 73% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 51.4 63% 115 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 68%
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310 2,086 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 263GB free Firmware: X4162000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8013 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1330 (A5) Unknown 100 100 4313579766 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 22 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1029 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 156 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 59 253403987998 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 300650463302 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3766 (EA) Unknown 100 100 4722 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4397 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15632 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	74.7% Very good	Read 489 Write 180 Mixed 263 68% 311 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 14.1 114% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 41 91% 191 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 106%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2.5TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 101 (03) Spinup time 127 127 47280620069 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8541 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 111 111 43 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19380 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2595 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 8747 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 8747 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 257698627621 (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 200 200 0	64.7% Good	Read 107 Write 119 Mixed 117 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.17 76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 72%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 915GB free Firmware: APGNT517 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 112 (03) Spinup time 129 129 42982638080 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5674 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10158 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 634 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 7158 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 7158 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 249109020710 (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 200 200 0	87.3% Excellent	Read 171 Write 133 Mixed 107 102% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 2.75 4K Mixed 0.48 136% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 257GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 458756 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 169 169 34376384937 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6356 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 20168 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2643 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7641 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7641 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 261993594920 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2	79.5% Very good	Read 146 Write 131 Mixed 136 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.19 76% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 107%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 256GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 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 198 191 9083 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5601 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9509 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1475 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 160 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 16525 (C2) HDA temperature 118 101 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 198 314 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	56.3% Above average	Read 69.5 Write 126 Mixed 107 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 2.41 4K Mixed 0.19 81% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 99%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 237GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 201 194 8908 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5771 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9330 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1469 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 157 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 16445 (C2) HDA temperature 116 99 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	101% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 147 Mixed 130 120% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 0.17 74% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 231GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 191 9233 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2640 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 10986 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1631 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 171 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 34349 (C2) HDA temperature 119 96 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	70.8% Very good	Read 152 Write 95.2 Mixed 107 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.15 84% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 98%
JMicron Generic 1TB 376 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 715GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 68.9 Write 78.9 Mixed 27 72% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.16 55% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 222%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43BB1-CPB 2x16GB 1,504 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.9% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.5 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 99%

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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	3,880x
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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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