Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.1% 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	79.7% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '20 at 06:08
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 612 83% 616 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 92.7 60% 77.1 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 81.5 58% 69.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 50%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s M.2 2280 256GB 2,644 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2327012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 299 306 313 299 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 427 Write 276 Mixed 212 SusWrite 304 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 13.6 120% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 85.2 103% 176 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 28.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 27 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,887x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,378x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,318x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	228x

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