Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '23 at 23:25
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 453 58% 437 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Zotac(19DA 5543) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.1% Good	Lighting 90 Reflection 90.3 Parallax 79.2 73% 86.5 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 81 Splatting 73.3 61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 250GB SSD 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 401 424 192 191 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 368 Write 363 Mixed 360 SusWrite 253 76% 336 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 40.1 147% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 229 205% 310 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 105%
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 238GB free Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 363 363 369 368 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 843 Write 495 Mixed 658 SusWrite 360 131% 589 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 47.4 159% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 572 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 627 483% 650 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 164%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 319GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 352 362 378 378 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,488 Write 1,391 Mixed 1,244 SusWrite 412 254% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 58.7 192% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 1020 728% 945 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$46 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 209 208 211 209 210 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 8945 NMUD480E85-3000D CT8G4DFRA266.C8FN 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2747, 2747, 2747, 2747 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 30.1 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.5 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

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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	71	59	0	31.5"	1280 720	TCL0000 32S327

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,932x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,414x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	645x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,336x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	819x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	608x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	235x

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 $160	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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