Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.4% 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	82.3% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 21:19
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 95.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 419 51% 391 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 13A1) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 28.3 Parallax 28.8 27% 30.1 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 28.8 Splatting 28.1 25% 30.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE480GB 480GB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 251 287 148 277 290 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 480 Write 421 Mixed 319 SusWrite 231 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 31.1 121% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 205 172% 247 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 97%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 134 134 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 90.7 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 132 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 84%
WD My Book 1144 2TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 1144 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 115 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 71 SusWrite 114 141% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 35,395 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 27.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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