Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.2% 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	135% 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	12.5 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 01:14
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$113 342,244 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)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 603 81% 604 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.7% 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)	57.2% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 94.4 61% 77.7 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 47.1 49% 62.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.2% 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: 471 447 473 482 471 357 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 492 Mixed 379 SusWrite 450 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.6 228% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 131%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 499GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 262 109 120 93 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 460 Write 393 Mixed 261 SusWrite 153 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 14 71% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 18.2 37% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 880GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 167 166 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 163 Mixed 109 SusWrite 165 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 29.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	648x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	434x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	100x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	220x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	129x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	127x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $485

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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