Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% 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 Drive118% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 30 '16 at 00:30
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 595
80% 595 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 100%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.70
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 152
Parallax 130
115% 141 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 137
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
116GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 342
Mixed 353
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 28.6
150% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 83.9
121% 229 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99%
Great: 118%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
85GB free
Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,828
Write 1,204
Mixed 1,418
398% 1,817 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 48.5
243% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 426
DQ Mixed 234
261% 448 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 283%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 409
Mixed 416
99% 447 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 49.3
190% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 107
139% 252 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
WD Elements 2TB
201GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
25.8% Poor
Read 62.5
Write 57.2
Mixed 59.4
76% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.17
54% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 33.9
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 43.8
SC Mixed 32.6
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 104%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,417 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $464
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