Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.8% 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	104% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '18 at 22:15
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 627 80% 607 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 24.5 Parallax 31.6 21% 27.2 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 30.4 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 50 50 54 52 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 478 Mixed 347 SusWrite 90.5 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 56.2 200% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 230 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 122GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 73 72 73 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 73.6 Write 74 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 72.1 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 69%
Maxtor 6V160E0 160GB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 88GB free Firmware: VA111900 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 63.1 Write 62.2 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 38.2 37% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 39%
Compact Flash Card 8GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 1.8 2 2 4.4 6.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	8.18% Terrible	Read 24.9 Write 2.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 3.1 9% 9.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 99% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.18% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 88%

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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	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

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	549x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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