Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.8% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime9.7 Days
Run DateMar 24 '17 at 22:34
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 249
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 708
72% 580 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.8% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 111
Parallax 95.1
85% 103 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 95.4
Splatting 98.1
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 509
Write 216
Mixed 342
78% 356 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 35.8
143% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 128
131% 215 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 124%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$49
879GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 141
Mixed 132
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 2.56
4K Mixed 0.27
110% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,433 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $494
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