Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	28.8 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 00:34
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 773 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% 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 CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 201 Parallax 202 150% 196 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 184 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% 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 505 Write 462 Mixed 446 105% 471 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55.8 189% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 296 241% 342 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 302 304 301 303 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 459 SusWrite 308 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58 203% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 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 444 Write 461 Mixed 414 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.1 208% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 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: 435 473 486 476 442 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 417 SusWrite 437 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 64.6 218% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 3TB 448GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 128 128 128 128 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 82.5 Write 73.2 Mixed 52 SusWrite 127 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s

Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 560GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9 9.1 9 8.9 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 39.5 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 9.4 22% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 660GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 8.8 9 9 8.8 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 40.3 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 9 22% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 71%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 926GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 41 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 14.8 24% 31.8 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: 10 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.9% Very poor	Read 38 Write 17.8 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 10.3 16% 22.1 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: 212 214 216 215 215 218 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-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.2% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 8.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	3,916x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,399x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	640x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	741x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	605x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	383x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16