Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 11:03
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 248 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 392 58% 421 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.21% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 7.5 Parallax 8.9 6% 7.77 fps	MRender 8.8 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 10.9 7% 8.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.21% Great: 6%
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E283) CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 66.8 44% 60.6 fps	MRender 55.4 Gravity 46.1 Splatting 39.7 38% 47.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42077100 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 372 Write 185 Mixed 374 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 40.2 129% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 181 148% 214 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 61%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 55.1 Mixed 74.9 98% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.2 208% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 38%
Samsung S2 Portable 3 1TB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 50GB free, PID 60a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 50.3 Write 36.4 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 38 50% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 2x8GB 2,922 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 27.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 0P 3R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	23%	47	197	27	75	27"	1280 720	BNQ78D5 BenQ GL2760

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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	3,892x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,381x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	636x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	550x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16