Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	216% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 20:32
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 662 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 228 Parallax 244 179% 231 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 215 Splatting 138 159% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 877 884 915 893 869 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,702 Write 930 Mixed 590 SusWrite 888 228% 1,027 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 52.8 205% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 369 359% 590 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 400GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 375 389 401 399 401 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 396 Mixed 328 SusWrite 390 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 42.3 143% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D48 480GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 331GB free Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 1323 1355 1369 1331 1321 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	435% Outstanding	Read 1,876 Write 1,418 Mixed 1,600 SusWrite 1,343 350% 1,559 MB/s	4K Read 215 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 208 694% 205 MB/s	DQ Read 1,509 DQ Write 1274 DQ Mixed 1,428 1,060% 1,404 MB/s
Poor: 258% ↑ This bench: 435% Great: 527%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 201 205 197 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 158 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 201 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 331% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 292GB free, PID 0577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 35 36 35 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 24.3 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 35.6 43% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 32.7 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 120%

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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 $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