Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 17:47
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 683 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.28% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 3.9 Parallax 4.2 3% 4 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.8 Splatting 4.7 3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.28% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 256GB 6,980 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: HCS1A25E SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 376 216 95 45 130 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 466 Write 387 Mixed 359 SusWrite 207 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 10.7 105% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 17.5 70% 152 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB 7,326 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 29GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	8.7% Terrible	Read 27.9 Write 0.2 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 12.7 10% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 1x4GB 2,041 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	40% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.5 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 42%

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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	22	1	30	84.6"	2194 1234	SAM735A SAMSUNG

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,937x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,414x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	646x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,339x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	819x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	608x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	235x

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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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