Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	230% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 15:59
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 263 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 710 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVKV512HAJH-000L1 512GB 1,391 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7L0QBXX7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 891 1037 928 917 906 881 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,602 Write 1,369 Mixed 752 SusWrite 926 260% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 63.8 238% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 440 424% 694 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 260%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 395GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 417 319 245 238 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 376 Mixed 387 SusWrite 307 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 39.9 154% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 327 243% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 99%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 119 120 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 118 Write 106 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 120 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 88%
ASMT ASMT105 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 528GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 29 29 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 24.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 27.8 37% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 106%

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Gaming 69%

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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	3,921x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,400x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	641x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	605x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	384x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	301x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16