Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive147% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime7 Days
Run DateAug 09 '19 at 18:43
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 257
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 727
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.4% Poor
Lighting 33.2
Reflection 38.3
Parallax 31.1
27% 34.2 fps
MRender 47.4
Gravity 33.2
Splatting 43.3
34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
738GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM12.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 792 763 572 559 448 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 650
Write 824
Mixed 650
SusWrite 645
156% 692 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 44.9
160% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 677
519% 707 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 147%
Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
38GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 315 318 318 311 267 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 482
Mixed 391
SusWrite 322
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 67.2
233% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 128%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750
83GB free
Firmware: SD35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 63 63 63 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 70.7
Write 20.5
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 62.7
37% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 26.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,425 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $447
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