Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.3% 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 Drive	216% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '21 at 23:24
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 208 84% 144 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 696 64% 533 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.3% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 38.2 24% 33 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 32.1 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 736 844 842 838 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2060 Write 1334 Mixed 1,455 SusWrite 758 312% 1,402 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 71.7 224% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 425 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 458 320% 404 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 232GB free Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 377 444 291 290 98 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 378 Mixed 400 SusWrite 323 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 52.5 172% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 128%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 466GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 689 429 428 431 429 432 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,480 Mixed 1064 SusWrite 473 253% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.9 210% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 496 DQ Mixed 470 383% 548 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 237%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 88 89 88 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 84.7 Write 81.7 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 80.3 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 116% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 99%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,589 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.4 4.4 4.7 2.6 2.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	5.87% Terrible	Read 26.1 Write 3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.4 9% 9.25 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.87% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 22.3 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 97%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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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	426x
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 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	88x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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