Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	2.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	253% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 14:17
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 456 User benchmarks, average bench 90% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,084 99% 830 Pts	64-Core 1,518 94% 1,518 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 506,702 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9805 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.86% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 4.6 3% 4.53 fps	MRender 6.2 Gravity 3.6 Splatting 0.3 2% 3.37 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EB SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 248 244 246 241 241 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,632 Write 1,186 Mixed 809 SusWrite 268 268% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 89.2 308% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 377 401% 662 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 888GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 206 205 205 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 139 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 205 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.8FE 2x8GB 502 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.6 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 105%

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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	8	6	75	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,379x
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	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 $45	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