Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '19 at 23:00
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 245 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 696 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 276 233 107 63 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 716 Write 777 Mixed 612 SusWrite 203 129% 577 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 51.4 190% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 625 DQ Mixed 304 272% 399 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 147GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 439 438 437 438 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 450 Mixed 421 SusWrite 441 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49.5 173% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 293 231% 318 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB-$95 7,250 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 717GB free Firmware: G005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 104 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 105 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 135 136 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 169 Write 138 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 136 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 96%
Drobo DroboElite 4.5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 84.3 Write 41.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 43.4 41% 55 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1 244% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 27 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.6 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 107%

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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	3,900x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,386x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	601x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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	300x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16