Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.7% 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	81.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 754 80% 638 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 57.5 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 61.6 47% 63 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 55 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 221 248 330 288 240 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 446 Write 355 Mixed 297 SusWrite 280 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 26.1 119% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 18.9 71% 165 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 111%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 78GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 87 86 86 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 77.7 Write 83.8 Mixed 63 SusWrite 85.5 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 84%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 9GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 50 88 80 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 240 Write 11.8 Mixed 5 SusWrite 60.2 70% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 7.8 681% 9.77 MB/s	DQ Read 10.6 DQ Write 11.3 DQ Mixed 9.3 740% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 15.5 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 18 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 69%

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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	3,880x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	374x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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