Asus Z170-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '17 at 02:09
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 613 78% 589 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 430GB free Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (A5) Unknown 100 100 131073 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 46 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 441 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 63 270584709161 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2 (EA) Unknown 100 100 20 (F1) Unknown 253 253 20 (F2) Unknown 253 253 17 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	86.1% Excellent	Read 497 Write 276 Mixed 311 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 22.1 124% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 45.2 100% 212 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 108%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 453 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 627 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 38 (A3) Unknown 100 100 205 (94) Unknown 100 100 95510 (95) Unknown 100 100 1377 (96) Unknown 100 100 1208 (97) Unknown 100 100 1364 (A4) Unknown 100 100 30433 (A5) Unknown 100 100 80 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49676383354917 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 123160 (F2) Unknown 100 100 152307 (F5) Unknown 100 100 179744 (F6) Unknown 100 100 191020 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 594GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 2333 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1228 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2917 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 739 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 139 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2156 (C2) HDA temperature 100 91 43 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	91.2% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 156 Mixed 153 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.33 113% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 28 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%

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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	3,901x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,388x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	639x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	738x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	601x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	552x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	378x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16