Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	318% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '22 at 14:18
Run Duration	481 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 475 64% 480 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.78% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 8.7 Parallax 8.7 6% 8.27 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 12 8% 9.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.78% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 1016 1020 1029 1021 1015 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,485 Mixed 2,359 SusWrite 1,078 476% 2,118 MB/s	4K Read 73.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 95 317% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,454 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 1,105 840% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 410%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 931GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 391 378 376 376 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 466 Mixed 409 SusWrite 380 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 53.6 186% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 256 218% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 339 347 349 349 348 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 479 Write 358 Mixed 257 SusWrite 344 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 16 121% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 89.4 112% 194 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 223GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 330 202 196 197 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 357 SusWrite 250 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 51.7 184% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 247 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 345GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 388 433 434 434 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 484 Mixed 384 SusWrite 418 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54.1 189% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 258 220% 323 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 115%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 931GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 402 431 434 434 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 491 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 420 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 54.1 188% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 250 216% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 117%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 121GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 459 443 439 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 490 Mixed 394 SusWrite 462 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.8 189% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 250 215% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 117%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 339GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1331 1332 1333 1325 1329 1326 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,523 Write 1,337 Mixed 1,310 SusWrite 1,329 310% 1,375 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 92.1 302% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,551 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 1,194 909% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,799 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 26.4 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 112%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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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	2,380x
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 $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