Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.4% 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)
Boot Drive	105% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 (99^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 377 46% 354 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 864D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 37 32% 35.5 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 35.5 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 228 86 83 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 435 Mixed 354 SusWrite 146 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.8 200% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 325 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 184GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 53 53 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 52.4 Write 48.5 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 53 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 51%
NORELSYS 1081 4GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 1081 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 11 12 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	5.98% Terrible	Read 17.6 Write 10.3 Mixed 6 SusWrite 11.3 14% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.98% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 35.8 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 27.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,911x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,397x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,331x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	740x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	604x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	382x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16