Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.4% 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	118% 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 09:24
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$113 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 231 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 444 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D97) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 54.4 48% 57.2 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 53 Splatting 47.7 44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SPS480G 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 605GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 212 70 234 28 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 414 Write 332 Mixed 253 SusWrite 145 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 7.5 46% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 58.1 DQ Mixed 27.6 37% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 18%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 732GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 365 432 427 450 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 437 Mixed 415 SusWrite 418 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.4 187% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 322 244% 329 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 646GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 365 432 428 451 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 429 Mixed 420 SusWrite 424 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.6 194% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 324 245% 330 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 338 398 400 410 405 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 490 Write 390 Mixed 374 SusWrite 391 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 16.7 84% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 0.5 66% 157 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 99%
Sandisk Ext SSD 480GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 400GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 263 280 278 274 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66% Good	Read 366 Write 366 Mixed 264 SusWrite 283 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 26.7 88% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 89.9 84% 129 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 69%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68AX9N0 3TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 6.6 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 1.8 106% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 57%
KINGSTON SA400S37960G 960GB 737GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 104 114 115 115 115 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	133% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 176 Mixed 204 SusWrite 113 233% 175 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 12.9 1,314% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 15.8 DQ Write 26.7 DQ Mixed 13.8 1,436% 18.8 MB/s

SanDisk SDSSDXPS480G 480GB 340GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 106 116 115 116 117 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	140% Outstanding	Read 229 Write 219 Mixed 179 SusWrite 114 244% 185 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 19 1,575% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 26.4 DQ Mixed 19.8 1,637% 21.3 MB/s

HP SSD S 700 Pro 512GB 293GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 222 222 221 222 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	163% Outstanding	Read 229 Write 222 Mixed 223 SusWrite 222 306% 224 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 20.3 1,611% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 36.9 DQ Mixed 21.3 2,048% 25.5 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 94%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,930x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,410x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	645x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,335x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	608x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	303x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16