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 (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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 00:03
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 726 77% 614 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 326 16 117 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 713 Write 796 Mixed 619 SusWrite 202 131% 583 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 52.3 194% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 622 DQ Mixed 307 273% 399 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 126%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 147GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 447 443 444 443 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 449 Mixed 423 SusWrite 444 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 49.5 174% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 290 230% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB-$95 7,250 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 766GB free Firmware: G005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 109 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 105 Write 107 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 107 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$65 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 137 137 138 136 136 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 159 Write 143 Mixed 84 SusWrite 136 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 96%
Drobo DroboElite 4.5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 45 44 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 80.5 Write 41.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 43.6 40% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1 250% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.8 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 29.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 107%

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,924x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,404x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	644x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,333x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	606x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	232x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16