Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 00:09
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (44^th 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 802 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB; 11G-P4-6598-KR CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 198 Parallax 180 142% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 182 Splatting 127 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD30EZRZ-00WN9B0 500GB 14GB free Firmware: M3CR020 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 490 Write 448 Mixed 415 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53.9 184% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 292 239% 341 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 304 303 303 303 203 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 478 Write 463 Mixed 437 SusWrite 306 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 56.9 191% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 467 Write 447 Mixed 375 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55 194% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 128GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 432 371 345 324 338 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 488 Mixed 376 SusWrite 373 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.7 180% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 3TB 448GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 124 124 125 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 82.3 Write 76.7 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 124 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s

Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 560GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.6 9.3 8.9 8.8 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 35 Write 39.5 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 9.6 22% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 660GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 41.3 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 9.1 22% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 71%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 926GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 15 15 14 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 40.5 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 14.3 24% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 71%
Terra Master DAS 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 11 10 11 11 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.9% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 17.7 Mixed 22 SusWrite 10.6 16% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 14%
Seagate ST6000DM0003 6TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: DNA2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 202 205 203 205 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 16.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 20.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 114%

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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	3,899x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,384x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

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	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16