Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% 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	263% 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	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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '17 at 00:44
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 244 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 654 70% 556 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 61.8 59% 68.9 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 68 Splatting 71.2 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,210 Write 1,314 Mixed 1,426 364% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 50.1 243% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 612 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 215 239% 410 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 139586048 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 69 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5747924 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1074 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 10 (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 64 62 639172644 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5405 (C2) HDA temperature 36 40 73014444068 (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 66387309494936 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7336995341 (F2) Unknown 100 253 21767508040	84% Excellent	Read 159 Write 133 Mixed 154 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.21 67% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 535GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 77.4 Write 79.4 Mixed 66.9 56% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.32 95% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 66%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 43GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 255 Write 183 Mixed 187 255% 208 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 9.91 4K Mixed 3.38 496% 8.38 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 9.62 DQ Mixed 3.77 500% 8.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%
JetFlash Transcend 4GB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 6387, Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 5.58 Mixed 3.37 9% 9.49 MB/s	4K Read 8.98 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 34% 3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 30.8 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 27.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,905x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,390x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,329x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	603x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	552x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	381x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16