Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.48% 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 Drive	86.9% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	23.8 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	Sep 20 '19 at 03:04
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 710 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Lighting 8.07 Reflection 11.6 Parallax 8.03 7% 9.22 fps	MRender 7.76 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.4 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 93 94 196 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 467 Write 135 Mixed 357 SusWrite 113 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 45.7 154% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 234 193% 275 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 95%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 75GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 104 103 103 105 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 165 Write 141 Mixed 147 SusWrite 102 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 33.2 138% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 139 108% 150 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 507GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 92 96 96 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 65.8 Write 58 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 92.1 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 26GB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 72 72 74 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 151 Write 141 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 72.3 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 103 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 101 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 114 118 120 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 106 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 113 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 215% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID ce17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 36 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 31 Write 35.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 36.4 45% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 19%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 157 158 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 172 Write 184 Mixed 110 SusWrite 155 209% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 14.3 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 114%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	645x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
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	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16