Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.9% 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 Drive	95.8% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3780 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '19 at 03:24
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 676 67% 548 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 64.1 60% 70.3 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 70.5 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8A96) 1GB CLim: 942 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Lighting 17.2 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 21.3 14% 18.3 fps	MRender 21.7 Gravity 20.9 Splatting 15.2 15% 19.3 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 101 278 139 238 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 76.3 Mixed 278 SusWrite 202 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 46.7 161% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 242 201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 95%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 75GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 98 115 119 117 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 180 Write 147 Mixed 144 SusWrite 111 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 31.5 137% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 153 115% 156 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 507GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 91 95 96 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 63.5 Write 80.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 92.2 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 26GB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 67 72 73 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 30 SusWrite 70.4 69% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 103 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 110 Write 102 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 101 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 116 113 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 93.7 Write 102 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 114 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 217% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID ce17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 38 37 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 36.7 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 37.2 45% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 19%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 158 157 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 174 Write 181 Mixed 117 SusWrite 155 211% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 14.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 12.2 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 64%

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

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	427x
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 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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