Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.3% 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	300% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 18:36
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 782 83% 663 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3771) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 65.6 60% 71.6 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 72.3 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1124 1456 1576 1617 1620 1619 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,721 Write 1627 Mixed 767 SusWrite 1502 315% 1,404 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 74 262% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 1,334 DQ Mixed 1,081 879% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 130 130 131 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 496 Write 136 Mixed 134 SusWrite 131 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 17.3 124% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 47.9 84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 447GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 452 479 485 488 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 487 Mixed 311 SusWrite 457 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.7 160% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 67.1 125% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 175 175 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 167 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 173 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.2 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 27.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 97%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,876x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,373x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,314x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	807x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	735x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
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	548x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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