Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	90.1% 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 21:36
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 577 79% 586 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 99.7% 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 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% 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: 222 74 96 58 126 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 355 Mixed 335 SusWrite 106 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39.2 172% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 188 166% 245 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 84GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 99 101 102 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 50.2 Write 82.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 97.8 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.8% 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 (95^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.9% 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 8,678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,876x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,373x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,314x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	807x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	735x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	548x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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