Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	175% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% 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	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.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 05:05
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 575 75% 564 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 253 Reflection 227 Parallax 287 206% 256 fps	MRender 284 Gravity 223 Splatting 139 168% 215 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 364 326 318 324 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 304 SusWrite 329 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 62.3 218% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 340 261% 355 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 262GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1456 1085 1079 1055 1068 1045 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 2,391 Mixed 1505 SusWrite 1,132 425% 1,900 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 100 344% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,979 DQ Write 1,789 DQ Mixed 1,841 1,393% 1,870 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 372%
WD WD7500AALX-009BA0 750GB 2,069 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 688GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 122 122 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 133 Write 118 Mixed 118 SusWrite 120 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 74%

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 @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.9 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 96%

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

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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	3,890x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,319x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
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 $40Bench 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 $40	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