Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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	206% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	44.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 22:13
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 (91^st percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 210 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 625 61% 499 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 249 Parallax 304 223% 275 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 229 Splatting 171 188% 239 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% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 210 289 265 267 265 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 2,516 Write 1,070 Mixed 126 SusWrite 280 216% 998 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 65.9 233% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 453 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 406 294% 384 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 930GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 132 131 131 132 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 433GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 141 144 146 148 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 144 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 158 160 159 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 127 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 157 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 666GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 169 172 168 165 171 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 164 Mixed 100 SusWrite 170 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 124 137 138 107 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 110 Write 101 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 124 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000NM0053-1C1170 4TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: G00A SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 83.8 Write 35.4 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 33.6 35% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 230% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 102%

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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 78%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,911x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,397x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,331x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	740x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	604x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	382x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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