Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	256% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	28.4 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 02:13
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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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% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 733 72% 591 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 62.1 60% 69 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 68.7 57% 69.8 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% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,902 Write 1,360 Mixed 1,425 347% 1,562 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 56.2 252% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 585 DQ Write 390 DQ Mixed 205 229% 393 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 256% 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 (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 164573648 (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 5766942 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1075 (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 66 62 639172642 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5434 (C2) HDA temperature 34 40 73014444066 (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 -89111981456743 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7343955069 (F2) Unknown 100 253 21777200435	85.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 139 Mixed 151 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.2 67% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 534GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43% Average	Read 71.1 Write 78.6 Mixed 89.5 60% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.31 85% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43% 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 (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 253 Write 185 Mixed 182 253% 207 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 9.87 4K Mixed 3.43 497% 8.47 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 9.77 DQ Mixed 3.72 503% 8.5 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)	6.21% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 5.58 Mixed 8.64 12% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.98 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 34% 3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.21% 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 (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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	2,391x
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