Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	344% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 13:42
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 750 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0); TUF-RTX3080-O10G-GAMING CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	171% Outstanding	Lighting 243 Reflection 182 Parallax 286 198% 237 fps	MRender 286 Gravity 228 Splatting 135 168% 216 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1477 1440 1349 1257 1171 1139 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 2424 Mixed 1,711 SusWrite 1,306 449% 2,004 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 96.1 319% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,493 DQ Write 1,310 DQ Mixed 1,397 1,048% 1,400 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 487 485 488 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 482 Mixed 456 SusWrite 486 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.3 197% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 426GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 487 485 488 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 481 Mixed 467 SusWrite 486 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.1 205% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 747GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 487 485 488 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 480 Mixed 439 SusWrite 486 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 65.3 218% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 8,508 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 28.9 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 132%

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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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	427x
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	126x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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