Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics95.1% 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 Drive114% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory15.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime13.4 Days
Run DateJun 30 '23 at 05:17
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 192
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 498
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.1% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 127
Parallax 115
96% 120 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 130
Splatting 108
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 374 358 355 366 359 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 960
Write 622
Mixed 481
SusWrite 363
135% 606 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 25.9
105% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 566
DQ Write 423
DQ Mixed 452
349% 480 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 114%
Great: 215%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
139GB free
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 331 184 96 100 99 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 354
Write 235
Mixed 308
SusWrite 184
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 29
92% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 228
198% 293 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 102%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$72
86GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 276 277 277 277 278 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 396
Write 381
Mixed 314
SusWrite 282
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 36.6
116% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 234
210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Avexir DDR4-2400 CL16 16GB 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 11.2
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,447 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $590
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