Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 159%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics166% 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 Drive99.6% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 02:03
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 150
2-Core 282
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 820
83% 672 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 239
Parallax 260
184% 242 fps
MRender 293
Gravity 244
Splatting 149
178% 228 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 166%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 107 88 85 83 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 340
Mixed 342
SusWrite 102
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 52
186% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 356
263% 347 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
449GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 454 454 469 470 470 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 466
Mixed 404
SusWrite 458
103% 455 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 61.6
205% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 362
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
4TB free, PID 331a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 128 130 138 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 121
Write 107
Mixed 106
SusWrite 132
158% 116 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.7
208% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 27.3
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 40.4
SC Mixed 30.2
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.2%
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 1,417 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $464
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