Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (69%). 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	28.5 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 16 '18 at 04:38
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 242 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 610 65% 521 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% 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	20.5% Poor	Lighting 13.6 Reflection 57.8 Parallax 13.7 11% 28.4 fps	MRender 77.8 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 27.2 39% 50.6 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 20.5% 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 438 Write 422 Mixed 390 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 27.9 127% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 291 239% 341 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 308 299 300 300 285 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 398 Write 372 Mixed 317 SusWrite 304 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 50 155% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 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 420 Write 416 Mixed 338 87% 391 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 50.2 174% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 360 262% 342 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: 332 360 377 398 385 350 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 378 Mixed 344 SusWrite 367 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 45.6 155% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 3TB 448GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 125 128 127 121 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 80.5 Write 70.8 Mixed 61 SusWrite 124 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s

Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 560GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.2 9 8.6 8.7 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 30 Write 32 Mixed 30 SusWrite 9.2 19% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 660GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 35.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 8.8 20% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 71%
Terra Master DAS 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 926GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 14 15 14 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 34 Write 33.7 Mixed 27 SusWrite 14.4 20% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 71%
Terra Master DAS 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.5% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 17 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 10.7 16% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 14%
Seagate ST6000DM0003 6TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: DNA2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 193 195 208 204 182 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 (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 51.3% 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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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,919x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,400x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	641x

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	743x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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