Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (21%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '18 at 00:53
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 734 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 241 Parallax 261 194% 247 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 234 Splatting 149 175% 224 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 467 472 472 453 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 467 Mixed 290 SusWrite 463 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 38.8 150% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 165 174% 288 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 60GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 78 94 96 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 161 Write 110 Mixed 126 SusWrite 91 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 29.3 126% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 112 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 61%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 653GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 84 81 82 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 85.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 83 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 51%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 900GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 182 182 181 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 170 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 181 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30.8 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 87%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,899x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,384x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

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	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16