Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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)
Boot Drive	64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '17 at 17:04
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 644 65% 527 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 48 52% 56.8 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 55.6 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4559 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 485 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 193 193 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C2) HDA temperature 70 47 227634118686	64.9% Good	Read 489 Write 216 Mixed 262 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 7.39 77% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 34.8 81% 173 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 83%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 198 197 9100 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1036 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2768 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 306 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4229 (C2) HDA temperature 126 104 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	100% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 165 Mixed 150 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.26 108% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 94%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 196 191 9158 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1024 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2768 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 307 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4082 (C2) HDA temperature 128 106 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 86.4 Mixed 81.8 68% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 0.42 4K Mixed 0.23 64% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 150 146 9483 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4232 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12108 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1792 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 476 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 178 178 67333 (C2) HDA temperature 128 101 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.9% Good	Read 119 Write 94 Mixed 99.3 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.39 4K Mixed 0.23 56% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 67%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 943GB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 95 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 100 85 (03) Spinup time 134 100 34387657132 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3766 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 99 0 (08) Seek timer performance 135 100 26 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19589 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2545 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 99 99 131071 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 2697405857800 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 55 320995362 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6514 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6514 (C2) HDA temperature 176 133 193274314786 (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	80.4% Excellent	Read 149 Write 131 Mixed 98.7 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.44 123% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 11.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 85%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,892x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,381x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	636x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

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	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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