Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics171% 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 Drive73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 08 '20 at 18:08
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 249
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 656
67% 541 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
171% Outstanding
Lighting 240
Reflection 241
Parallax 302
196% 261 fps
MRender 302
Gravity 231
Splatting 141
175% 225 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 171%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 69 64 63 55 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 435
Write 134
Mixed 198
SusWrite 68.6
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 36.7
144% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 119
102% 155 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 77%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
45GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 93 94 92 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 119
Write 112
Mixed 93
SusWrite 92.3
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 158 163 159 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 151
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 160
92% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 98%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GVKC 08D9 8GX-D4-3000-MR F4-3600C16-8GVKC 08D9 8GX-D4-3000-MR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 23.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,418 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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