Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.49% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	64%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$139 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 73.4 1-Core 80.8 2-Core 189 64% 114 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 373 51% 377 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4691 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.49% Terrible	Lighting 7.37 Reflection 11.2 Parallax 6.84 6% 8.48 fps	MRender 6.29 Gravity 6.47 Splatting 30 13% 14.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.49% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 25 24 25 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 375 Write 159 Mixed 198 SusWrite 26.1 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 33.2 115% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 110 110% 180 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 183 182 177 182 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 87.8 Write 112 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 180 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 224% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 90%
Seagate SkyHawk 8TB (2016)-$170 104 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 25 24 25 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 102%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CV14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 25 24 25 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 158 Write 152 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 25.8 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 25 24 25 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 149 Write 158 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 25.6 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 899GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 25 24 25 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 25.6 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x8GB 5,712 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 48%

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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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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,903x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,389x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	601x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	552x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	380x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16