Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.4% 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 Drive	216% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 09:38
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 249 92% 161 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 792 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Lighting 56.1 Reflection 52.8 Parallax 67.5 46% 58.8 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 70 Splatting 50.8 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 646 652 646 518 327 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1503 Write 1,428 Mixed 702 SusWrite 610 237% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 60.7 243% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 875 698% 972 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 254%
Kingston SVP200S360G 240GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 61GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 135 140 125 164 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 349 Write 203 Mixed 233 SusWrite 151 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.3 148% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 131 114% 166 MB/s
Poor: 99% Great: 104%
Kingston SHFS37A240G 60GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 8GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 60 59 59 59 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 175 Write 65.3 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 59.2 22% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 31.3 117% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 81.8 DQ Write 65 DQ Mixed 73.9 55% 73.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 34%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 110 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 75 Write 88.5 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 109 66% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL15-17-17 D4-3000 CL15-15-15 D4-3000 CL15-17-17 D4-3000 CL15-15-15 D4-3000 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 30.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	427x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	96x

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	125x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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