Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.79% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	87% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '17 at 04:10
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 778 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Nvidia(10DE 0420) 320MB Ram: 320MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	4.39% Terrible	Lighting 5.53 Reflection 6.85 Parallax 1.94 4% 4.77 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 5 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.39% Great: 5%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4815 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.79% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.53 7% 9.68 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.7 10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.79% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 83 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 36 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 79 79 86 (AD) Unknown 100 100 327691 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 414	87% Excellent	Read 470 Write 454 Mixed 485 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 8.7 105% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 12.4 78% 174 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 94%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 848GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 96 Write 103 Mixed 72.8 116% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.24 83% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 2x4GB 4,601 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 90%

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,442 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	651x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	436x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	101x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	223x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	129x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	127x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $572

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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