Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 06:48
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 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 i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 243
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 630
66% 531 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.8% Very good
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 92.2
Parallax 84.5
81% 92 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 92
Splatting 61.3
68% 87 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,967
Write 863
Mixed 676
255% 1,169 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 54.6
211% 79.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1045
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 372
349% 565 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
198GB free
Firmware: MU03
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,965
Write 50.5
Mixed 101
423% 2039 MB/s
4K Read 888
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 6.4
1,356% 299 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
193GB free
Firmware: RG21
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,388
Write 50
Mixed 92.5
452% 2,177 MB/s
4K Read 906
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 6.4
1,383% 305 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
791GB free
Firmware: CC26
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 209
Write 174
Mixed 76
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.7% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.2
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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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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