Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.1% 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)
Boot Drive	89% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151211
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 592 78% 584 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1461 MHz, MLim: 1892 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 52 Reflection 47.8 Parallax 63.3 42% 54.4 fps	MRender 0.29 Gravity 57.8 Splatting 44.9 30% 34.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 118 89 73 49 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 484 Write 284 Mixed 327 SusWrite 110 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.1 168% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 195 169% 248 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 84GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 98 96 99 96 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 60.2 Write 89.7 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 97.8 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 160% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM2400HLB-8G 1x8GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2228 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 47%

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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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Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,720 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,894x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,381x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,322x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	550x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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