Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.5% 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	102% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '20 at 17:14
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$134 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 87 1-Core 110 2-Core 215 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 430 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.5% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 56.3 Parallax 57.8 36% 52.9 fps	MRender 48.8 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 50.6 37% 44.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 272 271 237 288 282 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 363 Mixed 348 SusWrite 268 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 49.6 171% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 336 253% 340 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUA7250SBSUN500G 0835JGYMGF 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 250GB free Firmware: GK6OA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 75.4 Write 83.3 Mixed 45.4 SusWrite 73.1 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 48%
Hitachi HUA721075KLA330 750GB 2,229 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 698GB free Firmware: GK8OA74A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 82 83 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 80.2 Write 81 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 82.6 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 18.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 101%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,945x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,418x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	647x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,344x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	822x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	744x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	608x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	560x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	555x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	385x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	303x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $796

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