Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.9% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 08:04
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 216 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 612 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Lighting 84 Reflection 80.4 Parallax 74.4 68% 79.6 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 73.2 60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W128G1102 128GB 2,914 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6106002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 111 111 111 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 477 Mixed 357 SusWrite 118 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 54.1 193% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 268 205% 277 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 93%
Sandisk SD9SN8W128G1102 128GB 2,914 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 28GB free Firmware: X6106002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 477 Mixed 346 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 55.1 197% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 228 189% 271 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 93%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 74GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 230 234 236 236 238 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.5% Below average	Read 195 Write 96.3 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 222 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 11.2 48% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 175 177 177 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 132 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 174 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 114%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MBB 500GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 466GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 107 Write 73.8 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 106 114% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 22.7 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 24.5 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,902x
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	1,328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	602x
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	380x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	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