Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% 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 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	587% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '23 at 19:57
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 634 65% 527 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8A90) ≥ 4GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4.7 Parallax 1.9 3% 3.57 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 3.6 3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 685GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 57 7.7 491 262 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	587% Outstanding	Read 6,792 Write 5,466 Mixed 5,464 SusWrite 285 1,002% 4,502 MB/s	4K Read 275 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 251 862% 253 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 582 DQ Mixed 687 510% 679 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 587% Great: 394%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 614GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 198 197 198 198 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 110%
HitachiG ST 2TB 424 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 107 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 115 Write 119 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 107 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 51%
WD easystore 2624 5TB 2,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 87 88 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	56% Above average	Read 72.4 Write 81.7 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 87 101% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.6 315% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 0.6 342% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 83 82 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 79.5 Write 85.8 Mixed 34 SusWrite 82.3 94% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 805GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 99 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 138 Write 134 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 98.6 124% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.1 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 26.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	54	60	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0704 VG240Y P

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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	646x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	429x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16