Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	188% 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	143% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 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	Apr 30 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 224 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 624 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% 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: 466.27 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 248 Parallax 302 221% 274 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 227 Splatting 172 187% 237 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% 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% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 343 190 191 255 242 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,962 Write 425 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 231 144% 676 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 47.8 126% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 372 239% 273 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 138 153 154 155 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 166 Mixed 105 SusWrite 147 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 462% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 425GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 115 114 116 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 79.8 Write 98.2 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 115 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 155 150 155 159 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 132 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 153 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 674GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 164 160 162 169 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 153 Mixed 102 SusWrite 160 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 314% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 120 110 147 145 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 92.7 Write 86.3 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 134 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 226% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000NM0053-1C1170 4TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: G00A SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 85 Write 33.5 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 33.6 35% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34.3% 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 as expected (50^th percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 78%

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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	3,876x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,373x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,314x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	807x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	735x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	548x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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