Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.3% 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	220% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 03:08
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 267 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 529 71% 530 Pts	64-Core 521 32% 521 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 71 Parallax 84.2 56% 74.6 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 69 Splatting 59.8 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 259 243 261 262 263 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,049 Write 1,103 Mixed 121 SusWrite 270 193% 886 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 92.4 294% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 474 DQ Mixed 332 332% 544 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 277%
Sandisk SD7SB2Q-512G-1006 512GB 1,918 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 451GB free Firmware: X2180006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 374 379 382 383 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 378 Mixed 258 SusWrite 378 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 36.9 137% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 150 153% 251 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.8 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 102%

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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%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

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	549x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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