Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '22 at 10:30
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
35.9% Below average
Memory 55.4
1-Core 24.9
2-Core 48.7
30% 43 Pts
4-Core 90.2
8-Core 138
14% 114 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255
MSI(1462 8E90) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.88
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.4% Very good
Lighting 87.5
Reflection 102
Parallax 121
71% 103 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 101
Splatting 86.9
86% 108 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 172 129 118 109 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 448
Write 393
Mixed 380
SusWrite 149
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 33.5
108% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 202
152% 204 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
146GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 79 78 80 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 78.1
Write 80.8
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 79.6
60% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 76%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
855GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 107 107 108 108 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 93.6
Write 107
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 106
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB
1913, 1913, 1913, 1913 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
45.7% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 19.1
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 8.4
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 142
28% 142 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,419 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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