Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.3% 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	109% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	19.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 09:38
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 231 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 416 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.3% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 36.4 24% 31.9 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 31 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 102 77 79 78 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 373 Mixed 353 SusWrite 122 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.9 213% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 115 114 114 108 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 359 Write 129 Mixed 187 SusWrite 111 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.8 154% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 132 103% 142 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 128 123 126 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63% Good	Read 91.9 Write 112 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 128 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 67%
Generic External 160GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 104GB free, PID 1240 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 41 42 40 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 39.5 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 39.9 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 2x4GB 6,607 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 24.7 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 90%

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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	3,900x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,386x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	601x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16