Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	154% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 09:00
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 727 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 281 Reflection 249 Parallax 276 229% 269 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 236 Splatting 173 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB 13,280 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 677 486 499 495 498 483 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 779 Write 1,796 Mixed 425 SusWrite 523 200% 881 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 48.2 193% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 494 DQ Mixed 679 519% 716 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 374%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free Firmware: S8FM05.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 198 199 200 72 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 472 Write 199 Mixed 215 SusWrite 149 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 20.2 108% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 69.6 77% 129 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 78GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 41 41 49 48 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 148 Write 44.4 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 45.4 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 114%
USB Flash Disk 8GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 5 4.9 5 5 4.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.65% Terrible	Read 16.4 Write 2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.7 8% 7.07 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.65% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30 11,890 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 23.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 26.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24"	1280 720	ACI2498 VS248

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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	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,381x
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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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