Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (100th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 0 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	43.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 21:19
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 668 67% 543 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 490 Write 368 Mixed 343 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 49.2 164% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 336 253% 340 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 71GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 492 Write 369 Mixed 337 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 41.5 141% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 169 173% 283 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 750GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 106 Write 61.4 Mixed 76.2 61% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 176GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99.9 Write 37.6 Mixed 59.7 49% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3000C15-16GVR F4-3000C15-16GVR F4-3000C15-8GRK F4-3000C15-8GRK 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2733, 2733, 2733, 2733 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	91% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 29.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 26.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%

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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	3,896x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,384x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16