Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.2% 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	101% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '19 at 03:47
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 223 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 706 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% EVGA(3842 1155) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Lighting 62 Reflection 54.5 Parallax 48.7 51% 55.1 fps	MRender 45.5 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 50.3 41% 49.4 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 192 228 253 262 269 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 465 Mixed 374 SusWrite 263 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43 162% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 137 159% 273 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 159 161 161 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 193 Mixed 109 SusWrite 162 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 340% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 107%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 128 128 129 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 93.5 Write 92.6 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 127 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 124 123 131 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 121 Write 96.6 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 130 68% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 192% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 87%
WD WD20EVDS-63T3B0 2TB 919 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 978GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 88 90 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 73.6 Write 82.8 Mixed 54 SusWrite 87.3 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avant W642GU42J5213N2 2x16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 73%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $273	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 $168	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