Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive121% 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.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 07 '20 at 07:10
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 578
77% 578 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 183
Parallax 180
152% 183 fps
MRender 205
Gravity 158
Splatting 111
124% 158 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 227 227 225 227 223 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 307
Mixed 351
SusWrite 249
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 65.2
222% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 121%
Great: 122%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
140GB free
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 410 425 426 422 428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 486
Mixed 287
SusWrite 417
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 57
203% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 280
230% 330 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 124%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
426GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 124 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 156
Write 125
Mixed 86
SusWrite 123
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 33.9
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 30.5
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 59.3
67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,416 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%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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