Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	189% 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.
Boot Drive	243% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	42.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '20 at 14:39
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 197 81% 137 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 659 65% 534 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 250 Parallax 303 224% 276 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 229 Splatting 172 188% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 264 264 262 263 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,582 Write 1,084 Mixed 129 SusWrite 270 220% 1,016 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 89.6 303% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 470 DQ Mixed 302 318% 536 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 271%
ST1000DM003-9YN162 250GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 98GB free Firmware: 010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 262 371 402 388 390 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 447 Write 407 Mixed 410 SusWrite 338 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.3 198% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 255 213% 308 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 942GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 134 135 134 135 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 369GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 147 151 151 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 148 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 161 162 162 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 134 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 159 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 615GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 164 164 162 164 167 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 137 Write 156 Mixed 111 SusWrite 162 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 329% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 149 149 141 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 114 Write 133 Mixed 117 SusWrite 143 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 172% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/16G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/16G 48GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 78%

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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	3,895x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,382x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,323x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	550x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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