Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 96.6%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	43.9% is a reasonable 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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	37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 02:00
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i5-6600K-$230 136,500 User benchmarks, average bench 86% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	SC Int 124 SC Float 132 SC Mixed 125 102% 127 Pts	QC Int 501 QC Float 531 QC Mixed 514 117% 516 Pts	MC Int 502 MC Float 532 MC Mixed 514 77% 516 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 158,734 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Lighting 152 Reflection 124 Parallax 135 45% 137 fps	MRender 82.1 Gravity 128 Splatting 86.9 43% 99.1 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$115 232,900 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 456GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2257 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 517 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (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 68 53 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 109 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5862191909	86.4% Excellent	Read 495 Write 400 Mixed 420 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 21.3 135% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 98.8 DQ Mixed 120 76% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$65 124,250 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6880581 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 66597762898142 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1666 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 438 (B1) Unknown 0 0 93 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 42 1009320067100 (C2) HDA temperature 28 42 1009320067100 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6880581 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6880581 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6880581 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 25463 (EA) Unknown 0 0 22071 (F1) Unknown 0 0 22071 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15127	37.6% Below average	Read 165 Write 82.7 Mixed 104 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 10.3 83% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 6.31 18% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 71%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$18 12,244 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 231GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 151 150 3416 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2051 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6155 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1575 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 484 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2050 (C2) HDA temperature 109 98 34 (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	42% Average	Read 77.3 Write 68.9 Mixed 73.5 55% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.38 102% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 52%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,318 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	7.31% Terrible	Read 29.6 Write 6.52 Mixed 9.66 15% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.74 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.003 25% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.31% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$160 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 89%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 66%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $154

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $275Bench 89%, 228,793 samples	7,692x
Core i5-6600KIntel $230Bench 86%, 136,500 samples	5,879x
Core i7-6700Intel $320Bench 76%, 77,702 samples	824x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $349Bench 98%, 363,910 samples	4,015x
GTX 1080Nvidia $457Bench 124%, 311,354 samples	2,139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $269Bench 72%, 356,117 samples	1,917x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 106%, 286,305 samples	2,718x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $115Bench 113%, 232,900 samples	1,913x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $94Bench 199%, 90,774 samples	435x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $139Bench 86%, 94,698 samples	1,554x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $125Bench 73%, 28,325 samples	906x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $155Bench 89%, 53,511 samples	816x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $370	Nvidia GTX 1070 $349	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $150	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $269	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $115
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	AMD RX 480 $280	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $139	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $80
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $869	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $155	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $11