Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.5% 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	98.1% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 07:51
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way below expectations (19^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 205 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 663 62% 513 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 39.6 38% 43.2 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 88 89 89 89 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 380 Mixed 338 SusWrite 96 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 50.5 183% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 334 254% 343 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 148GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 319 320 320 319 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 491 Mixed 404 SusWrite 336 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.9 222% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Mushkin MKNSSDEC1TB 1TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 199GB free Firmware: P1225C SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 411 410 411 410 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 409 Mixed 299 SusWrite 408 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 30.9 128% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 202 167% 236 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 21.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	644x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	218x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16