Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	116% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 13:40
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 148 2-Core 283 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 749 77% 623 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3710 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 126 Reflection 119 Parallax 114 102% 120 fps	Gravity 107 Splatting 86.7 84% 96.6 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 252 242 249 217 223 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 454 Mixed 351 SusWrite 258 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59.1 210% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 238 213% 322 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 82GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 207 215 211 215 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 252 Mixed 284 SusWrite 209 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 46.5 191% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 252 197% 271 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 95%
Transcend TS256GMTE110S 256GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 238GB free Firmware: R0515A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 969 960 453 76 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 929 Mixed 852 SusWrite 586 209% 939 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 42.2 250% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 64.9 225% 475 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 191%
Seagate ST31000524NS 1TB-$94 5,596 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 738GB free Firmware: SN11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 128 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 75%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 135 142 144 136 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 140 Mixed 72 SusWrite 140 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3203 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 33.5 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 32.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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	3,878x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,375x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,315x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	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) $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