Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics190% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '20 at 03:18
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 201
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 616
65% 517 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,275
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
190% Outstanding
Lighting 275
Reflection 250
Parallax 280
224% 268 fps
MRender 311
Gravity 236
Splatting 174
189% 240 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 190%
Great: 230%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.5% Above average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 70.4
Parallax 62.4
52% 65.5 fps
MRender 69.2
Gravity 63.5
Splatting 55.5
51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adat SU800NS38 512GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1025A
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 485
Write 446
Mixed 411
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 41.3
142% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 236
179% 238 MB/s
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB
25GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 54 54 56 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 73
Write 75.5
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 55.8
45% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37%
Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
358GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 115 115 114 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 134
Write 116
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 114
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 119 121 118 121 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 132
Write 114
Mixed 70.4
SusWrite 118
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 19.9
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 111%

 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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