Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	43.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 22:05
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 209 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 640 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 249 Parallax 304 223% 275 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 230 Splatting 173 188% 240 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 349 265 265 265 266 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,991 Write 528 Mixed 246 SusWrite 274 164% 760 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 64.6 213% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 438 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 90.5 121% 228 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 930GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 131 131 131 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 17.6 Write 137 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 131 58% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 433GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 149 144 147 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 72 SusWrite 146 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 160 160 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 130 Mixed 77 SusWrite 157 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 666GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 180 174 168 175 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 156 Mixed 109 SusWrite 174 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 126 138 141 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 83 Write 117 Mixed 116 SusWrite 130 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 226% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000NM0053-1C1170 4TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: G00A SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 85 Write 35.8 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 33.7 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/16G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/16G 48GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 78%

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	374x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16