Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '22 at 01:39
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 89.3 2-Core 182 67% 117 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 342 46% 342 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 44.4 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 41 36% 43.7 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 0.2 19% 26 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 123 146 123 124 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 338 Write 286 Mixed 224 SusWrite 143 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 17.3 84% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 153 117% 158 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 105%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 178 179 177 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 114 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 173 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 386GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 126 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 93.1 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 71%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 304GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 71 73 71 75 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 66.6 Write 51 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 68 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 43%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 495GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 82 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 77.3 Write 53.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 80.4 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 57%
WD Elements SE 25FF 3TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 25ff Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 99 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 113 Write 105 Mixed 64 SusWrite 97.7 126% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 63%
Generic MassStorageClass 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 29GB free, PID 0764 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 72.9 Write 4.2 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 24.8 37% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 2.9 214% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2666C19-8GNT Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FH F4-2666C19-8GNT 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 88%

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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 - $270

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,956x
Core i5-6600KIntel $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,430x
Core i7-6700Intel $163Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	649x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,347x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	825x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	748x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	611x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	560x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	237x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	556x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	385x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	303x

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Total price: $859

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353