Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.5% 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	78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '22 at 04:49
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$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 (99^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 192 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 326 45% 332 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.7% 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 (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.5% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 46 Parallax 41 37% 44 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 0.3 19% 26.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 222 224 165 220 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 423 Write 262 Mixed 262 SusWrite 199 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 32.1 124% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 236 184% 250 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 105%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 398GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 80 81 82 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 203 Write 18.4 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 79.6 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 57%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 309GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 70 70 70 70 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 64.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 66.2 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 43%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 161 163 162 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 153 Mixed 108 SusWrite 161 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 101%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 917GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 134 133 134 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 132 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 71%
Generic MassStorageClass 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 7GB free, PID 0764 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 26 26 26 26 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 158 Write 26.4 Mixed 34 SusWrite 25.3 60% 61 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 3.3 184% 4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 35%
WD Elements SE 25FF 3TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 25ff Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 112 111 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 75.2 Write 106 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 111 128% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.7 265% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 63%

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% 2733, 2733, 2733 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 26 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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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Value: 72% - Very good

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