Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	33.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 20:59
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 470 58% 445 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 87.6 59% 75.8 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 54.7 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Laufwerk 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 54 41 45 46 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 425 Write 72.5 Mixed 114 SusWrite 54.2 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 4.1 48% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 316%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 136 137 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 122 Write 128 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 135 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 101%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 389GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 89 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 86 Write 93.5 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 90 63% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 55%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 515GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 190 193 191 193 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 105GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 73 74 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 118 Write 124 Mixed 84 SusWrite 75.1 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 208GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 62 64 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 52.8 Write 54.2 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 59.1 39% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 63%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 46GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 42 40 41 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 72.2 Write 73.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 40.4 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 46%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 44GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 66 67 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 33.3 Write 36.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 66.3 30% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 46%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 786GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 56 38 51 61 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 18.2 Write 33 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 52.3 25% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 119% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 55%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 89GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 85 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.8 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 85.2 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 4,728 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,923x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,404x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	644x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,333x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	605x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	232x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16