Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '21 at 04:02
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 263
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 566
77% 573 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 146
Parallax 132
106% 136 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 130
Splatting 121
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 207 185 206 209 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 432
Mixed 362
SusWrite 214
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 63.5
203% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 2TB
242GB free
Firmware: 42B7T1KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1069 916 777 945 953 942 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 2,514
Write 1,667
Mixed 1,475
SusWrite 934
367% 1,647 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 67.1
127% 31.4 MB/s
Poor: 196%
This bench: 202%
Great: 377%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 188 181 180 181 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 218
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 183
124% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 111%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 28
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 27
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,416 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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