Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 04:24
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 251 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 644 68% 543 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.3% Very good	Lighting 92.9 Reflection 96.9 Parallax 83 76% 90.9 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 64.1 60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 70.3% 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 426 Write 348 Mixed 361 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 44.1 155% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 313 303 299 296 296 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 340 Write 322 Mixed 354 SusWrite 312 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 37.1 145% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 418 Write 346 Mixed 256 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 46.5 149% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 123GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 399 421 408 379 408 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 456 Mixed 384 SusWrite 396 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.3 190% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 3TB 448GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 123 122 121 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 71.5 Write 42.3 Mixed 65 SusWrite 121 56% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s

Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 560GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9 9.6 9.7 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 37.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 9.8 22% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 660GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 8.9 9.4 9.3 11 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 35.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 9.4 20% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 71%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 926GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 14 13 8.9 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 38 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 13 23% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 71%
Terra Master DAS 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 10 11 12 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.3% Very poor	Read 35 Write 16.8 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 11.1 16% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 14%
Seagate ST6000DM0003 6TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: DNA2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 208 215 203 206 211 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 @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 47.7% 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