Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '23 at 00:38
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 127 2-Core 234 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 600 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.7% Very good	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 100 Parallax 93.9 79% 97.2 fps	MRender 91.9 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 94.6 78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 269 131 102 94 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 298 Mixed 377 SusWrite 167 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 48.1 154% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 134%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 549GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1444 1639 1655 1727 1742 1742 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,791 Write 1702 Mixed 1639 SusWrite 1658 383% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 53.9 180% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 885 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 713 530% 710 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 349%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 57GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 73 73 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 69.4 Write 70.8 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 72.1 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 206 202 207 209 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 128 Write 108 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 205 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2400C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-8GVS F4-2400C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-8GVS 32GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 84%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,926x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,408x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	644x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,334x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	743x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	607x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	558x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	233x

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	303x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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