Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '24 at 02:16
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 73.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 85% 157 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 498 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (75 fps cap detected)	61.2% Good	Lighting 75 Reflection 75 Parallax 75 61% 75 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 75 Splatting 75 61% 75 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 300 300 300 301 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 311 Mixed 316 SusWrite 298 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 37.1 144% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 247 211% 311 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 490GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 129 130 127 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 157 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 129 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 116GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 102 103 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 102 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 2x8GB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 23 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 22.8 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 96%

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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	56	33	60	24"	1280 720	AUS24A1 VG245

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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	3,926x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,407x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	644x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,334x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	607x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	233x

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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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