Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.3% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '24 at 17:06
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 205 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 409 54% 407 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 85.4 53% 74 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 45.5 45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF8704RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 400 Write 303 Mixed 197 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 26.9 4K Mixed 8.8 40% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 9.9 DQ Write 33.7 DQ Mixed 29.7 20% 24.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 327GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 148 Write 123 Mixed 80.7 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Intenso Rainbow Line 64GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 56GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 14.3 Write 3.7 Mixed 4.5 8% 7.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 39% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 91%

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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	67	56	75	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B35 MP59G

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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	3,896x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,384x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16