Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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 (11%). 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170113
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '21 at 16:34
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 726 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 867F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 164 Parallax 177 133% 168 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 140 Splatting 120 116% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 214 182 189 181 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 412 Mixed 363 SusWrite 198 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.9 204% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 411GB free Firmware: CS303226 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1659 949 938 911 957 945 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,123 Write 1,974 Mixed 1,269 SusWrite 1,060 308% 1,357 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 81.7 275% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,034 DQ Write 1,181 DQ Mixed 1,347 948% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 286%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 131 131 129 134 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 128 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 129 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 0R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	9%	92	109	5	165	27"	2560 1440	MSI3CA6 MSI MAG272CQR

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,934x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,414x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	646x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,337x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	819x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	608x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	303x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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