Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	178% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 800 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 13:02
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 746 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	178% Outstanding	Lighting 257 Reflection 243 Parallax 297 209% 266 fps	MRender 300 Gravity 230 Splatting 141 174% 224 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,387 Write 7861 Mixed 8,263 1,826% 8,170 MB/s	4K Read 672 4K Write 354 4K Mixed 429 1,756% 485 MB/s	DQ Read 1,622 DQ Write 1,256 DQ Mixed 1,325 1,022% 1,401 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 89GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 358 356 358 359 359 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 370 Mixed 272 SusWrite 359 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 41.2 145% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 129 154% 269 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 126GB free Firmware: Z33110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 28 126 153 128 182 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 396 Write 273 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 133 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 15.8 94% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 67.9 DQ Mixed 0.2 34% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 78%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 365GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 57.2 Write 55.9 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 57.7 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 29.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 118%

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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	3,876x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,373x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,314x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	807x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	735x

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	548x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	374x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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