Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '23 at 04:02
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 227 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 418 47% 369 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 70.2 59% 73.2 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 67.8 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,812 Write 806 Mixed 567 231% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 43.8 159% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 369 331% 522 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 448 461 472 477 476 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 444 Mixed 438 SusWrite 441 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 47.9 156% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 971GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 132 129 133 131 133 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 167 Write 155 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 126 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 108%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 55GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 30 30 31 32 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 64.1 Write 25.9 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 29.9 44% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 169% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 117%
HGST HDS 724040ALE640 4TB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 8016 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 124 124 124 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 102 Write 96.8 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 123 113% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2666C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-8GVR F4-2666C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 83%

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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	60	24"	1280 720	ACI2494 VE248

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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	3,909x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,394x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,330x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	740x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	604x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	381x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16