Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 09:38
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 96 1-Core 107 2-Core 219 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 318 37% 287 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 37.2 30% 38.6 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 128GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 33 37 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 62.7 Write 39 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 33.7 35% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 5.5 958% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 213%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 236GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 37.4 Write 20.4 Mixed 21 SusWrite 18.4 18% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-3000 3x4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 29.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 20.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 97%

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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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Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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