Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.9% 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	87.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 20:37
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 467 62% 467 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 77%

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)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 63.3 53% 66.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 55.7 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: BA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 252 264 270 272 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 315 Write 386 Mixed 340 SusWrite 265 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 41 151% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 188 165% 243 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 900GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 105 104 104 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 90.6 Write 67.7 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 102 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 262GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 120 121 122 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 120 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 95GB free Firmware: C SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 67 69 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 91.1 Write 74.1 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 67.4 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,232 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 31.1 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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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	10	8	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0373 SyncMaster

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,319x
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 $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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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