Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.4% 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	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 19:26
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 254 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 502 68% 504 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.6 36% 42.2 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 34.4 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 266 166 160 159 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 461 Mixed 375 SusWrite 226 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.1 227% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 345 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 152 152 152 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 463 Mixed 408 SusWrite 186 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 65.1 228% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 115%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 159GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 304 303 305 307 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,000 Write 1,457 Mixed 681 SusWrite 475 255% 1,153 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 59.7 250% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 1282 DQ Mixed 714 667% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 52GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 16 14 14 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 151 Write 58 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 30.6 87% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.3 236% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 29.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

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	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
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 $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 $45	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