Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	180% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 13:03
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 544 76% 560 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 61.3 47% 63.3 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 56.1 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 100 60 56 56 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1455 Write 920 Mixed 873 SusWrite 116 186% 841 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 80.3 294% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 344 318% 475 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 209%
SSDPR-CX400-512-G2 512GB 3,021 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 358GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 357 106 105 106 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 378 Mixed 335 SusWrite 181 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.6 171% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 207 180% 264 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 103%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 35GB free Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	41% Average	Read 69.4 Write 67.9 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 73.2 43% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRP3600D4V64L17/16G 2x16GB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 25 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	280	27"	1280 720	AUS278F VG279QM

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Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,705 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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