Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	91.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150831
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '22 at 09:49
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 240 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 676 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3200 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 42 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 39.4 34% 42 fps	Gravity 40.3 Splatting 34.9 33% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 114 108 105 108 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 162 Mixed 220 SusWrite 108 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.6 169% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 303 226% 304 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 58GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 439 446 447 444 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 445 Mixed 293 SusWrite 430 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 45.6 173% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 299 240% 337 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 20GB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 105 105 106 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 100 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 106 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 120%
G-raid Thunderbolt 3 10TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 6TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 188 182 175 182 178 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 182 Mixed 174 SusWrite 179 135% 182 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.9 1,040% 8.13 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 96%

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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	3,892x
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	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	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	550x
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 $178	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