Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	190% 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	216% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	44.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 06:51
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$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)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 192 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 640 65% 527 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 250 Parallax 304 223% 276 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 231 Splatting 174 189% 240 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 190% 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% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 265 263 265 265 257 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2,632 Write 1,055 Mixed 128 SusWrite 270 221% 1,021 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 71.4 248% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 424 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 357 276% 377 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 133 135 135 135 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 427GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 166 168 170 171 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 93.7 Write 64.9 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 169 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 160 162 162 161 161 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 124 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 158 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 674GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 177 180 175 167 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 150 Mixed 113 SusWrite 174 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 354% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 135 138 134 132 136 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 113 Write 117 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 133 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000NM0053-1C1170 4TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: G00A SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 35 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 89.2 Write 36.5 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 35 37% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 35.9% 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% 2176, 2176, 2176, 2176 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 78%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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