Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 18:19
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 672 72% 571 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.73% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.31 Parallax 4.25 4% 4.32 fps	MRender 4.14 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.09 4% 4.71 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.73% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 207 188 182 185 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 474 Mixed 332 SusWrite 230 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 49.2 174% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 246 206% 299 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 742GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 159 157 160 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 148 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 158 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%
Toshiba 3.5"External Har 2TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 0b20 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 107 Write 117 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 109 131% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 50%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 15GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 43 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 40.5 Write 40.7 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 42 54% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 7.1 656% 9.43 MB/s	DQ Read 10.4 DQ Write 11.8 DQ Mixed 8.9 743% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 27.1 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 27.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 99%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,758 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	3,910x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,394x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,330x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	740x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	604x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	381x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16