Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 00:16
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 416 58% 428 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 95GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 191 194 181 206 185 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26% Poor	Read 168 Write 222 Mixed 151 SusWrite 196 42% 184 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 6.7 24% 7.03 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 37GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 191 192 202 187 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.9% Poor	Read 156 Write 92.7 Mixed 151 SusWrite 196 34% 149 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 6.3 23% 7.23 MB/s	DQ Read 63.2 DQ Write 53.4 DQ Mixed 55.7 42% 57.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 121%
Adata Premier SP550 960GB-$109 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 8GB free Firmware: O1126A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 150 Write 225 Mixed 145 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 5.7 20% 6.13 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 95%
SABRENT 1TB 839GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 410 435 394 399 348 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 57 45 47 53 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 155 Write 160 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 53.8 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 105%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 4GB 811 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6.1 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.43% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 7.5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 6.9 11% 8.98 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 12% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.43% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 25.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	124x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	88x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16