Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	30.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201025
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 09:28
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
intel CoffeeLake(C) FCBGA 1440 2 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 289 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 915 89% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 79 55 107 22 76 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.6% Below average	Read 263 Write 38.2 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 84.9 23% 108 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 8.1 48% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 17.5 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 15.8 12% 17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 192GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 492 492 491 491 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 480 Mixed 414 SusWrite 490 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.9 213% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 890GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 103 103 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 115 Write 102 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 104 22% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.6 9% 3.87 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 23%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 922GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 171 169 174 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 183 Write 182 Mixed 113 SusWrite 170 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.7 8% 3.67 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 23%
USB 3.0 500GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 356GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 48 41 48 46 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 74.4 Write 33.3 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 44 33% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Samsung 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 93%

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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	3,890x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,319x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
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	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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