Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53.6% 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	245% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '17 at 14:56
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 804 87% 689 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1552 MHz, MLim: 2047 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 372.70 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 63.8 53% 67.8 fps	MRender 81.2 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 59.7 54% 67.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmt 2115 250GB 750 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 233GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 439 Write 434 Mixed 428 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 24.6 92% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 69.5 75% 125 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 72%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,081 Write 911 Mixed 1,169 304% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 56.4 271% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 808 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 198 243% 443 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 597GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 100 154363912 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 9 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 213372 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 88 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 9 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 69 68 521994271 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 154 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 94489280543 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 16131897163839 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4087084201 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1375276213	71.7% Very good	Read 143 Write 107 Mixed 138 98% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.15 73% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 318GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 35214028 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 545 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 387307646 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12127 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 249 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 52 488374300 (C2) HDA temperature 28 48 64424509468 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 45 42 35214028 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	60% Good	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 95.9 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.39 90% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 108GB free Firmware: 3.ACF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 94 43112363 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 275 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 536785310 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 16645 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 271 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 67 55 555745313 (C2) HDA temperature 33 45 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 75 64 61916460 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	35.2% Below average	Read 62.1 Write 60.4 Mixed 58.4 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB 1,898 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3112 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 32 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 32.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 80%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,924x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,405x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	644x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,334x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	607x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	232x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	302x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16