Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 15:18
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 254 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 497 64% 482 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 63.9 53% 66.7 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 55.3 51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 191 250 207 218 182 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 484 Write 216 Mixed 206 SusWrite 194 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 11.9 58% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.3 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 27.1 25% 37.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 86%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 235GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 325 330 332 332 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 333 Mixed 316 SusWrite 313 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 39.7 137% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 183 155% 221 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 879GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 70 72 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 150 Write 110 Mixed 100 SusWrite 71.4 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 166 167 169 169 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 149 Write 140 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 161 185% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 110% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 100%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 141 143 143 143 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 104 SusWrite 139 177% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 24.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 72.1 55% 72.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 0R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	46%	13	344	282	60	40"	1920 1080	SAM0C39 SAMSUNG

History: Score 1: 0R 0G 1B | Score 7: 0R 2G 1B | Score 12: 0R 3G 3B

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,882x
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 $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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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