Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.1% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '23 at 16:33
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 428 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.5% Good	Lighting 90 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 78.5 73% 85.7 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 78.2 Splatting 70.6 59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 250GB SSD 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 222 254 272 262 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 364 Write 395 Mixed 385 SusWrite 248 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 42.9 148% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 230 205% 309 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 105%
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 234GB free Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 239 257 284 276 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 862 Write 575 Mixed 666 SusWrite 259 132% 591 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 42.8 151% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 574 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 625 476% 636 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 164%
Plextor PX-256M9PeY 256GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 34GB free Firmware: 1.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 31 34 34 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 4,561 Write 41.3 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 32.4 245% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 433 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 4.4 663% 147 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 212%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 269GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 371 374 374 377 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 1,362 Mixed 1310 SusWrite 446 259% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 54.1 180% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,078 DQ Write 660 DQ Mixed 797 613% 845 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 185 197 200 177 204 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% 2668, 2668, 2668, 2668 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 29 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 26 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 86.6% 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	70	58	144	31.5"	1920 1027	ACR0000 ED320QR S

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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	3,910x
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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Value: 95% - Outstanding

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