Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 35% Sail boat


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.7% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '18 at 01:49
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 591 80% 594 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 33 Parallax 40.1 35% 38.7 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 37.7 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 489 Write 339 Mixed 354 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 24 113% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 81.3 116% 219 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 118%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 298GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 88.1 Write 81.8 Mixed 78.1 62% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.32 112% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 33.5 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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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	643x
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	218x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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