Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive236% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 23 '16 at 09:50
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 264
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 725
73% 592 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7306
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 160
Parallax 134
125% 149 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 149
Splatting 113
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1,960
Write 1,428
Mixed 1,431
356% 1,606 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 47.1
155% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 595
DQ Write 393
DQ Mixed 218
237% 402 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 236%
Great: 283%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 209
Mixed 180
141% 187 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 2.85
4K Mixed 0.5
148% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 33.7
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 32.2
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,416 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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