Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
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
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '17 at 23:42
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 597
80% 598 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 100%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 155
Parallax 132
117% 143 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 138
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 419
Mixed 422
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 37
178% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 48.1
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 110
76% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
135GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 353
Mixed 349
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 27.6
152% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 23.2
94% 211 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 100%
Great: 118%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
35GB free
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,666
Write 1,258
Mixed 1,350
386% 1,758 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 30.1
217% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 62.5
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 28.3
49% 90.9 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 251%
Great: 236%
WD Elements 2TB
181GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 79.5
Write 76.2
Mixed 78
100% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.23
58% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 34.6
110% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 33.1
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
Great: 117%

 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $443
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