Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	107% 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.

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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170113
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '21 at 18:20
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 263 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 724 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% 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: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 175 Parallax 175 142% 175 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 155 Splatting 132 125% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 201 192 180 193 191 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 437 Mixed 337 SusWrite 203 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.4 197% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 495GB free Firmware: CS303226 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 1027 998 1002 1000 999 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,043 Write 1,749 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 1,045 289% 1,275 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 79.8 267% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,068 DQ Write 1,156 DQ Mixed 1,296 924% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 286%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 129 130 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 112 Write 87.7 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 128 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69% 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)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.1% 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 31: 3R 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
31%	11%	102	306	231	165	27"	2560 1440	MSI3CA6 MSI MAG272CQR

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,924x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,405x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	644x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,334x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	607x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	232x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	302x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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