Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38% 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	218% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150804
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '18 at 16:38
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 773 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38% Below average	Lighting 50.1 Reflection 46.8 Parallax 41.6 41% 46.2 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 37.8 33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,979 Write 904 Mixed 1,127 294% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 43.7 219% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 587 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 26.9 124% 289 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 243%
OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB-$88 763 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 26417 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 133 (AB) Unknown 100 100 39646288 (AE) Unknown 100 100 10 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 51 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1510 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1315 (F9) Unknown 100 100 155929782	98.8% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 419 Mixed 452 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 22.2 132% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 71.4 121% 234 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 103%
OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB-$88 763 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 40GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 26417 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 133 (AB) Unknown 100 100 40383568 (AE) Unknown 100 100 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 56 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1874 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1694 (F9) Unknown 100 100 172697592	93.8% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 416 Mixed 439 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 24.5 134% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 74.5 92% 169 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 103%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 44GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 53.9 Write 51.9 Mixed 49.6 66% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.18 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 41%
CENTON DS Pro 8GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 0000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.09% Terrible	Read 34 Write 6.67 Mixed 10.3 17% 17 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.02 43% 3.71 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.09% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 2,352 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 27 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 104%

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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	3,880x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	634x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	374x
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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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