Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive113% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 08:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 269
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 536
67% 512 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 148 148 152 152 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 448
Mixed 385
SusWrite 172
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 62.1
216% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 353
268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
Great: 115%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$32
646GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 173 172 172 172 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 175
Mixed 26
SusWrite 171
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 26.3
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,445 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $578
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