Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.3% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 21:33
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$195 367,403 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 225 83% 142 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 427 59% 430 Pts	64-Core 434 29% 434 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$138 1,295,591 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.1% Very good	Lighting 98.4 Reflection 107 Parallax 106 80% 104 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 98.4 78% 96.8 fps
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 87%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 279 170 239 32 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 454 Write 424 Mixed 349 SusWrite 166 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 38.3 136% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 195 185% 288 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 14.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 1R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	13%	83	7	5	60	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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Gaming 70%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $299Bench 83%, 526,832 samples	7,402x
Core i5-6600KIntel $195Bench 80%, 367,403 samples	5,313x
Core i7-6700Intel $299Bench 75%, 271,494 samples	1,088x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,295,591 samples	2,930x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,032,062 samples	1,594x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,449,936 samples	1,580x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 104%, 866,902 samples	1,467x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 807,368 samples	1,317x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 572,494 samples	498x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 80%, 558,010 samples	1,213x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 70%, 101,586 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 606,492 samples	753x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $904

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $258	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $118
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16