Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive200% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '18 at 03:44
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 239
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 607
64% 511 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 69.5
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 60.4
57% 66.2 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 55.7
52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
348GB free
Firmware: 01H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 2,084
Write 974
Mixed 1,318
321% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 43.8
180% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 120
126% 208 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 209%
Great: 230%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 2,060
Write 877
Mixed 1,128
297% 1,355 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 43.1
176% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 98
109% 184 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 200%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB-$227
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 26.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 27.4
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 88%

 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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