Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	252% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '18 at 07:21
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 608 81% 609 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 156 Parallax 131 118% 144 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 115 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 323 325 323 324 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,192 Write 1,515 Mixed 794 SusWrite 377 269% 1,220 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 65.7 285% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 716 684% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 601GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 405 490 483 490 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 494 Mixed 461 SusWrite 471 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.3 222% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 103GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 490 490 490 490 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 490 Mixed 413 SusWrite 490 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 72 246% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 134%
213 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 28GB free, PID 5400 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.3 7.2 8.1 7.2 8.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 88.5 Write 15.3 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 7.2 26% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 41% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31.9 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 87%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	124x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	88x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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