Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22.1% 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	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 20:45
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 540 72% 539 Pts	64-Core 537 33% 537 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 26.1 Reflection 24.4 Parallax 31.8 21% 27.4 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 220 244 246 260 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 478 Mixed 363 SusWrite 261 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 58.9 198% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 236 212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 126GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 66 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 67.3 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 66.3 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 69%
Maxtor 6V160E0 160GB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 71GB free Firmware: VA111900 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 40 42 42 43 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 60 Write 56.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 41.5 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.2 116% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 39%
Compact Flash Card 8GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 6GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 1.7 1.9 3 6.1 6.2 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	8.32% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 2.3 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 3.5 10% 9.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 99% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.32% Great: 17%
SDXC Card 64GB 12,175 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 59GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.2 6.1 6.7 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 85.5 Write 44.7 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 3.6 43% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 91% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 25.9 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16