Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	93.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	72%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6300-$44 3,672 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 81 1-Core 101 2-Core 169 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 108 28% 182 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 133C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.1% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 102 Parallax 118 93% 112 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 108 Splatting 83.8 93% 119 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 142 108 119 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 274 Write 234 Mixed 240 SusWrite 124 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 24.1 4K Mixed 18.3 59% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 104 80% 108 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 85%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 105GB free Firmware: UG4304RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 141 196 154 228 228 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 401 Write 357 Mixed 292 SusWrite 208 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 11.1 44% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 97.9 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 36.7 44% 75.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 61%
Toshib DT01ACA100 1TB 1,368 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 150GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 176 165 148 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 174 Write 175 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 162 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 3% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 69GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 105 103 107 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 105 66% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 199 196 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 147 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 196 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 174 171 176 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 126 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 172 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 25.1 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 19.6 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 80%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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