Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	79.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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	1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '23 at 17:03
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	9%

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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 i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 97.3 2-Core 204 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 338 44% 329 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.6% Very good	Lighting 98.3 Reflection 111 Parallax 99.4 80% 103 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 96.8 79% 96 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 269 145 186 125 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 54.9 Write 407 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 179 41% 179 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 18.8 99% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 119 110% 173 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 1x4GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.3 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 11.3 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 49%

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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: 0P 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	70	57	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27C3 MX279

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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	3,916x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,398x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	640x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	741x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	604x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	383x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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