Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.8% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 03:21
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (99th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 734
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 190
Parallax 182
141% 182 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 168
Splatting 123
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 288 260 242 231 229 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 358
Write 476
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 260
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 47.4
102% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 331
256% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 119%
Sandisk S32 250GB
49GB free
Firmware: 10RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 217 191 204 217 217 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 350
Mixed 196
SusWrite 222
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 54.8
198% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 162
168% 277 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0911
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 182 184 187 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 150
Mixed 108
SusWrite 184
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.7
444% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.6% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.9
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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