Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 16:08
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 688 72% 576 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 22.8 Parallax 18.5 16% 20.4 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 25.9 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,635 Write 1,947 Mixed 1,254 430% 1,946 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 81.6 296% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,361 DQ Write 1,191 DQ Mixed 1240 939% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 60GB free Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,198 Write 1,858 Mixed 2,003 450% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 231 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 214 736% 219 MB/s	DQ Read 1,396 DQ Write 1,307 DQ Mixed 1,318 998% 1,340 MB/s
Poor: 302% Great: 559%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 120GB free Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1137 1147 1047 1105 1080 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,281 Write 1,126 Mixed 694 SusWrite 1,110 236% 1,053 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 62.4 238% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 570 483% 730 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 247%
WD Elements 1078 1.5TB 333 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 945GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 96 99 99 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 98 121% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 26.1 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 95%

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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	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
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	374x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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