Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	133% 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	16GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 03:06
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 606 81% 606 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 76 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 91.3 62% 79.3 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 58.7 54% 67.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 408 396 392 396 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 479 Mixed 346 SusWrite 412 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 66.7 228% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 131%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 259GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 297 221 82 78 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 460 Write 347 Mixed 273 SusWrite 193 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 12.8 74% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 98.1 DQ Mixed 30.1 44% 81.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 126 127 128 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 119 Write 107 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 126 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2600, 2600, 2600, 2600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 30 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 94%

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

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	647x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	431x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	127x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16