Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 06:48
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 767 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.6% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 226 Parallax 119 97% 154 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 118 Splatting 118 97% 118 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 615 Write 1,897 Mixed 1921 338% 1,478 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 82.3 275% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 1,002 808% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 472%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 46GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,005 Write 6,869 Mixed 7,234 1,643% 7,370 MB/s	4K Read 685 4K Write 288 4K Mixed 356 1,647% 443 MB/s	DQ Read 1,650 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 1,087 869% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 523GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 88 84 99 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 124 Write 134 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 95.1 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 301% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 110%
WD WD80EZZX-11CSGA0 8TB 694 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 175GB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 166 179 165 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 172 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 169 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 99%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 569GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 168 169 170 168 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 90.4 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 169 153% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 17,500 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 122%

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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	10	8	120	27"	1280 720	AUS27A4 ROG PG27U

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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 $295	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