Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.8% 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	381% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 15:35
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 134 2-Core 227 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 733 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 59.8 49% 59.8 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 59.8 49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 0GB free Firmware: SBFD00.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 507 Write 408 Mixed 346 93% 420 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 35.1 150% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 36.7 105% 226 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 83%
Predator GM3500 1TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 654GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AAT8KA SusWrite @10s intervals: 2111 2116 2117 2119 2123 1943 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 2,122 Mixed 1,572 SusWrite 2,088 471% 2,100 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 88.1 305% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 570 608% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 381%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 612GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 122 123 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 129 Write 116 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 121 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 504GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 144 146 146 144 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 141 Mixed 103 SusWrite 144 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 109%
FUJIFILM 16GB 16GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 11.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 11.7 14% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 26.2 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 25.9 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 84%

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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	3,900x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,386x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	601x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16