Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 22:05
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$130 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 452 60% 450 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8655) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.6% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 67.1 56% 70.1 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 66 54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,323 Write 2,155 Mixed 1,502 443% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 85 283% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,474 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,307 986% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 20GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 132 133 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 475 Write 134 Mixed 131 SusWrite 132 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 19.4 115% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 47.5 82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 167GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 129 94 89 86 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 469 Write 422 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 143 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 26.4 119% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 129 138% 228 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 88%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 207GB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 124 124 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 85 SusWrite 122 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 605GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 112 113 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 97.6 Write 111 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 112 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 106%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 703GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 73 74 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 68.4 Write 62.7 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 72.6 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 177GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 147 155 157 149 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 119 Write 134 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 147 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 70% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 106%
TOSHIBA MK6465GSX 640GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 258GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 37.3 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 41.1 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2176 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.8 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 88%

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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 $168	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