Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	9.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '19 at 20:51
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-7600K-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 502 68% 506 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 120 Parallax 108 89% 112 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 104 Splatting 96.7 82% 100 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 200 173 159 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 473 Mixed 375 SusWrite 192 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.6 204% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 171GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 399 463 459 467 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 445 Mixed 376 SusWrite 430 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.5 223% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 120GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 400 463 281 273 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 482 Mixed 419 SusWrite 336 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66 222% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 249GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 77 77 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 66 SusWrite 76.4 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDD1 CT8G4DFS8213.M8FH 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 74%

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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	3,911x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,397x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,331x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	740x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	604x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	382x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16