Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29% 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	85.2% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '23 at 21:20
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 608 64% 510 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8627) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.58 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29% Poor	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 47.6 Parallax 37.7 30% 40.7 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 26.7 27% 34 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR240GB-LT 240GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 155 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 508 Write 458 Mixed 406 SusWrite 82 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 43.5 146% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 246 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 91%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 600GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 471 479 483 482 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 456 SusWrite 456 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 51.5 168% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 220 219 224 224 223 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 0P 1R 2G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	21%	67	218	60	60	27"	1920 1080	XMIB004 Mi 27 NFGL

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,900x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,386x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	601x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16