Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.75% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive249% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 07 '16 at 06:05
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 (98th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 263
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 718
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
6.75% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 7.53
6% 7.82 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 8.07
Splatting 10.4
8% 9.93 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 6.75%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,079
Write 1,441
Mixed 1,436
366% 1,652 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 51.1
182% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 581
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 223
238% 399 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 249%
Great: 283%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 204
Mixed 183
139% 184 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 2.83
4K Mixed 0.54
152% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 33.6
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 42.8
SC Mixed 32.2
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,420 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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