Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	180% 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	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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '23 at 17:18
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 101 2-Core 199 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 372 47% 357 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.8% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 88.3 Parallax 82.4 74% 87.3 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 78.4 Splatting 71.5 70% 87.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000S512G 512GB 2,843 User benchmarks, average bench 323% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1067 755 399 470 476 498 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1343 Write 1,566 Mixed 1,324 SusWrite 611 273% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 59.1 185% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 612 DQ Mixed 769 553% 714 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 451%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 148GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 160 165 162 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 162 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 160 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 98%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 48GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 148 150 150 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 141 Write 134 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 147 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 111GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 150 148 146 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 151 Write 131 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 146 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 112%
Seagate ST9750423AS 750GB-$74 3,332 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 584GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 81 81 81 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 78.5 Write 52.9 Mixed 43.9 SusWrite 79.7 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-118.A00G 99U5713-012.A00G 16GB 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.1% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 24.5 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns

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Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,714 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,892x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,381x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	637x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	550x
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 $269	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 $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