Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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 Drive99.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '18 at 03:29
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 215
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 638
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 227
Parallax 240
178% 228 fps
MRender 239
Gravity 214
Splatting 135
154% 196 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G5SA754D117-511 240GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 294 354 296 291 312 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 361
Mixed 312
SusWrite 314
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 43.3
155% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 206
181% 270 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 106%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$128
412GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 435 451 460 452 459 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 454
Mixed 385
SusWrite 446
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 58.6
199% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
155GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 61 61 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 102
Write 97
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 61.7
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 31
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 29.9
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 30.2
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 106%

 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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