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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	97.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '18 at 16:35
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 460 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8315 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 822 (B1) Unknown 96 96 68 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 51 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 130 (F1) Unknown 99 99 33328930494	97.7% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 398 Mixed 418 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 40.1 145% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 80.3 88% 150 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 134%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 60GB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 83 120766672 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8747 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 417010222 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23552 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2093 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 9375 (BC) Unknown 100 1 708680425351 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 57 538705948 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 542 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 226 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 42 42 117624 (C2) HDA temperature 28 43 60129542172 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 45 120766672 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 169 764003 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	39.9% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 71.9 Mixed 70 52% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.39 86% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 11GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	7.03% Terrible	Read 23.4 Write 4.05 Mixed 9.14 12% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.25 4K Write 0.42 4K Mixed 0.81 65% 2.49 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.03% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	49% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 17.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 48%

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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	3,911x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,397x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,331x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	740x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	604x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	382x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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