Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 09:16
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 570
76% 569 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.9% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 78.1
Parallax 68.5
64% 75.2 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 75
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 84 134 5.2 1.5 37 MB/s
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
70.9% Very good
Read 120
Write 204
Mixed 0.7
SusWrite 78.6
23% 101 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 43.7
155% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 204
178% 265 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 188 191 189 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 146
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 188
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 31.6
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 29.3
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,416 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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