Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.5% 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	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '23 at 19:07
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 121 2-Core 216 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 600 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 11D8) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.5% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 67.4 53% 65.5 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 60.1 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 1TB 1TB 7,956 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 744GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0330A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 406 303 137 118 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 488 Write 400 Mixed 396 SusWrite 247 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 27.5 115% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 48.6 92% 178 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 532GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 114 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 122 Write 111 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 112 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 76%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40 13,598 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 298GB free Firmware: 0003LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 89 91 91 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 87.9 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 89.4 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 884GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 177 177 180 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 166 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 176 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2400 C15 Series 4x8GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	642x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	217x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	124x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	88x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16