Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '23 at 15:37
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 70.5 1-Core 52.9 2-Core 84 45% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 186 19% 156 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gainward(10B0 1401) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 40.3 35% 42.6 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 34.9 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 617 624 595 838 812 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 1,038 Write 878 Mixed 454 SusWrite 688 171% 765 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 19.3 68% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 471 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 413 304% 402 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 195GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 236 223 229 296 286 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.3% Above average	Read 251 Write 248 Mixed 188 SusWrite 251 53% 234 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 20.4 66% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 291 221% 298 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 124%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 152 157 168 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 146 Write 172 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 158 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 111%
Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB 1,005 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2TB free Firmware: V8GNW460 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 186 181 206 213 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 118 Write 134 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 195 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 137%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 251GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 64 61 65 64 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 75.1 Write 44.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 63.3 39% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 67%
Hitachi HUS726T4TALA6L4 4TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: VLGNW40H SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 113 111 116 126 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 60.4 Write 104 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 120 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 125%
Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 32GB-$20 701 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 18GB free, PID 1a09 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.4 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.8 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.03% Terrible	Read 6.2 Write 4.2 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 5.2 7% 5.45 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 3% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 2.03% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 18.4 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 7.3 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 106%

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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	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	374x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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