Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.7% 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	80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$139 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 115 2-Core 229 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 474 63% 473 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2125 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2444 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 995 (B1) Unknown 85 85 73 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 42 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 134 (F1) Unknown 99 99 15048908911	80.3% Excellent	Read 481 Write 258 Mixed 265 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 23.9 118% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 60.1 90% 173 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 571GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896764085 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1275 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2535 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1073 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1275 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1275 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 176094445603 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	84.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 141 Mixed 131 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.22 60% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 107%
Seagate ST3500321CS 500GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 93GB free Firmware: SC14 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 122534162 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1327 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 59 58 8591514373 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2417 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 34 (0C) Power cycle count 100 37 991 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 10 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 180 (BE) vendor-specific 66 56 572456994 (C2) HDA temperature 34 44 51539607586 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 62 54 122534162 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	45.3% Average	Read 77.3 Write 80.5 Mixed 77.7 59% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.46 97% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 47%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 21GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 8.77 Mixed 16.8 22% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.84 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 1.37 121% 2.92 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 2x4GB 4,643 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2176 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 91%

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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	3,898x
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	1,327x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16