Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% 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	279% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '18 at 23:28
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 578 75% 566 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2730 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 1068 1224 1228 1225 1219 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,351 Write 1,156 Mixed 1,018 SusWrite 1,172 264% 1,174 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 83.1 289% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1459 DQ Write 1,399 DQ Mixed 1,541 1,126% 1,467 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 393%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 434 Write 426 Mixed 366 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.1 213% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 233 210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 78GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 51 58 54 62 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 326 Write 66.8 Mixed 101 SusWrite 60.1 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 15.1 68% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 31.9 56% 109 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 78%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 41GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 360 268 267 261 255 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 390 Mixed 421 SusWrite 304 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 66.1 228% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 213GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 380 409 400 411 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 434 Mixed 360 SusWrite 400 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 68.8 232% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 29.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,882x
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 $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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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