Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.8% 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	232% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 17:53
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 565 76% 565 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 6150) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 25.3 Parallax 31.4 28% 30.3 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 32.5 Splatting 31.6 28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 290 288 289 287 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,180 Write 1,253 Mixed 545 SusWrite 336 237% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 59.7 250% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1093 DQ Write 1,122 DQ Mixed 733 654% 983 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 120GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,861 Write 7,131 Mixed 7,492 1,673% 7,494 MB/s	4K Read 722 4K Write 358 4K Mixed 468 1,883% 516 MB/s	DQ Read 2,095 DQ Write 1,736 DQ Mixed 1,848 1,402% 1,893 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 216GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 153 149 129 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 302 Write 210 Mixed 238 SusWrite 146 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 39.1 151% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 158 126% 173 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 590GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 146 140 154 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 133 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 153 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 192GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 176 177 176 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 128 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 175 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 112%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 681GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 105 105 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 106 126% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 3,384 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 22 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 87%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,880x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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	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 $279	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 $184	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