Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '24 at 15:14
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 162 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 354 42% 323 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.58 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 115 Reflection 109 Parallax 121 94% 115 fps	Gravity 117 Splatting 104 97% 111 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 510 Series 250GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: PWG4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 382 Write 155 Mixed 175 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 20 59% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 79.3 DQ Write 35.6 DQ Mixed 18 24% 44.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 65%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 25GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 47 42 62 59 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 295 Write 306 Mixed 323 SusWrite 73.9 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 24.9 108% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 585 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 357 281% 399 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 144%
Intel 320 Series 300GB-$289 2,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 33GB free Firmware: 4PC10302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 197 200 201 207 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 250 Write 212 Mixed 180 SusWrite 201 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 21.8 72% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 66.6 DQ Mixed 65.5 58% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%
Team T2532TB 2TB 1,374 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 648GB free Firmware: V0906B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 371 390 388 405 411 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 485 Write 420 Mixed 400 SusWrite 388 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 26 109% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 47.9 89% 172 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 2,402 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 19.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63% 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	69	57	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA101 DELL AW2518HF

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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	3,894x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,382x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,322x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	550x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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