Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% 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	131% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 00:35
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 605 81% 606 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.1% 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: 20.11.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 94.6 61% 77.8 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 47.1 49% 61.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 376 359 357 354 361 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 494 Mixed 360 SusWrite 381 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.9 230% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 364 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 259GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 336 265 34 45 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 454 Write 358 Mixed 269 SusWrite 193 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 13 63% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 30.1 43% 80 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 100 98 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 98.9 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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 (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 30 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.8 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	646x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	429x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16