Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.4% 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 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory60.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '17 at 02:18
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 183
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 521
54% 434 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Lighting 36.7
Reflection 35.6
Parallax 31.4
30% 34.6 fps
MRender 36.1
Gravity 34.3
Splatting 34.3
28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 89.2
74% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.14
77% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB-$351
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.5% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 20.8
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 172%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,418 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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