Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	69.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151109
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 19:36
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 191 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 566 57% 462 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6170) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.4% Good	Lighting 86.4 Reflection 93.4 Parallax 77.3 70% 85.7 fps	MRender 85.5 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 86.3 67% 81.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJW240H6 240GB 843 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 353 Write 199 Mixed 243 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 25.3 113% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 113 91% 122 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 91%
WDC WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 512GB 197GB free Firmware: LHF002C Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 415 Write 396 Mixed 360 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 50.4 160% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 205 173% 247 MB/s

Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 44GB free Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,768 Write 63.5 Mixed 118 343% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 481 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 7.1 740% 164 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 150GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 118 Write 122 Mixed 76.2 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 25.1 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 20.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 91%

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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	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

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	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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