Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 13 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	25.7 Days
Run Date	May 08 '23 at 16:29
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 249 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 670 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$879 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 282 Reflection 256 Parallax 321 230% 286 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 236 Splatting 175 193% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 GS 1TB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 809GB free (System drive) Firmware: ELFM00.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,426 Write 295 Mixed 789 182% 837 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 38.6 127% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 953 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 540 419% 594 MB/s
Poor: 170% Great: 437%
WD WD4000FYYZ-DATTO-1 4TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01KD2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 141 Write 103 Mixed 78.7 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 99%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$70 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01K03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 148 Write 134 Mixed 75 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 96%
Corsair Voyager GS 124GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 32GB free, PID 1a0d Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 156 Write 17.2 Mixed 66.9 79% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 127% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,810 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%

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

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,930x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,410x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	645x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,335x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	608x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	303x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16