Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, 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	95.6% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '20 at 17:43
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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 (98^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 452 63% 465 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 59.8 39% 46.3 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 48.7 Splatting 39 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 306 214 209 237 196 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 245 Mixed 276 SusWrite 239 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 39 159% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 250 204% 292 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 39GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 88 91 99 91 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 83 Write 78.8 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 92.6 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 76%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 19GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 104 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 105 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 106 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 114 119 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 116 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 98%
SD Card Reader 32GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 22GB free, PID 2731 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 62 62 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 85.7 Write 64.5 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 61.6 92% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 5.2 328% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 96%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,887x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,378x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,318x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	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