Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.2% 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	220% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '21 at 11:23
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 449 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 63.5 53% 66.4 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 63.5 53% 64.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GB 3,501 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10112006 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 765 761 790 753 727 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,705 Write 1,673 Mixed 1,469 SusWrite 777 316% 1,406 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.7 189% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,302 DQ Write 759 DQ Mixed 915 712% 992 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 220%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 220GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 120 119 121 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 123 Write 125 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 117 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 59: 8R 6G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	17%	89	319	232	60	18.9"	1440 900	HWP2846 LA1905

History: Score 24: 2R 3G 5B | Score 38: 5R 3G 4B | Score 59: 8R 6G 1B

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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	635x

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 $279	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