Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '18 at 00:55
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 695
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Lighting 66.3
Reflection 67
Parallax 67.3
54% 66.9 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 54.7
50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
35.8% Below average
Read 50.5
Write 73.8
Mixed 146
70% 90 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.3
100% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 144
Write 124
Mixed 130
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.28
107% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
42.5% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 13.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,417 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $464
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