Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit väriä, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 21:05
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 242 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 424 59% 434 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 70.7 42% 59.1 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 56.6 Splatting 51.9 46% 57.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 53%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.98% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 7.06 6% 8.21 fps	MRender 9.1 Gravity 6.67 Splatting 14.8 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.98% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 43 46 46 48 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 465 Write 359 Mixed 310 SusWrite 74.7 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 40.5 138% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 118 97% 138 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 51GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 190 168 153 144 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 475 Mixed 397 SusWrite 191 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 59.7 204% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Kingston SVP100S296G 96GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 89GB free Firmware: CJR10202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 197 195 197 192 197 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.9% Average	Read 189 Write 177 Mixed 123 SusWrite 194 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 27.1 90% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.4 DQ Write 78.2 DQ Mixed 17.8 23% 38.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 796GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 164 163 164 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 161 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 162 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 4,860 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.3% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 20.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 108%

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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	2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,319x
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 $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	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 $295	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 $40	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