Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	142% 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.
Boot Drive	328% 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	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

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Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 20:55
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 851 90% 722 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3017 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 214 Parallax 214 165% 210 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 202 Splatting 139 129% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 611GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1740 1040 1257 1256 1251 1257 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,282 Mixed 1693 SusWrite 1300 438% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 89.6 299% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 1,116 DQ Mixed 1,182 889% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 319GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 486 486 487 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 489 Mixed 413 SusWrite 487 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.8 217% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$175 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 184 203 203 203 203 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 84 84 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 82.8 Write 80.5 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 82.6 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 88%
Lacie P9233 5TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 147 148 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 120 Write 123 Mixed 31 SusWrite 146 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 175% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 1,779 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 30.9 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 32.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 121%

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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	3,880x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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