Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	323% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '20 at 04:20
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 748 80% 638 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 121 Parallax 125 106% 126 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 116 Splatting 103 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1472 1459 1722 1730 1717 1716 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 1,947 Write 1,979 Mixed 1,674 SusWrite 1,636 408% 1,809 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 80.3 283% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,396 DQ Write 1,216 DQ Mixed 1,303 978% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 347%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 143 95 89 90 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 432 Mixed 344 SusWrite 146 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43 162% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 187 171% 262 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 643GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 168 164 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 179 Mixed 115 SusWrite 164 119% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 194 196 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 194 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000NM0024-1HT178 4TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 797GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 137 136 137 134 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 205 Mixed 96 SusWrite 135 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-2400 Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%

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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