Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	178% 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	136% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 10:59
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 240 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 758 71% 589 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897); 10G-P5-3897-KR CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	178% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 242 Parallax 325 210% 275 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 231 Splatting 138 172% 222 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 100 97 93 95 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 1,093 Write 186 Mixed 361 SusWrite 99.5 94% 435 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.3 198% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 275 280% 480 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 243%
Corsair Neutron XT 960GB-$1,453 202 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 28GB free Firmware: 01.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 76 94 82 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 395 Write 106 Mixed 240 SusWrite 104 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 36.3 135% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 54.2 65% 115 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 112%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 96GB free Firmware: 12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 447 235 287 280 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 489 Mixed 359 SusWrite 311 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.5 155% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 192 184% 289 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 43GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 456 300 247 168 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 486 Mixed 398 SusWrite 296 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.9 214% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 4,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 33.9 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 32.5 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,416 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	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	95x

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	124x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	88x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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