Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.3% 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	181% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '24 at 01:59
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 245 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 676 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 570X 64 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Dell(1028 1722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.3% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 56.9 Parallax 56.5 37% 52.9 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 34.1 Splatting 40.9 35% 43.8 fps
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000G 1TB 18,978 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8J41100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 994 1135 1248 1240 317 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,387 Write 1,297 Mixed 1119 SusWrite 921 265% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 32.1 141% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 861 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 583 438% 598 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 246%
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99 2,341 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 250 248 243 246 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 426 Write 379 Mixed 284 SusWrite 256 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 34 122% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 224 193% 285 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 97%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 117GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 360 370 377 372 371 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 353 Write 362 Mixed 258 SusWrite 365 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 33.6 124% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 293 222% 298 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 104%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 87 86 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 90 Write 87.2 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 83.9 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-U8G-2133 Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 8C26 TIMETEC-U8G-2133 Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 32GB 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 30.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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 32S325

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,768 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,913x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,398x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,332x
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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	383x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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