Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.7% 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 Drive60.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150831
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 26 '19 at 18:03
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 232
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 456
61% 457 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Lighting 26.1
Reflection 19.4
Parallax 22.6
21% 22.7 fps
MRender 27.3
Gravity 26.7
Splatting 19.3
20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 89 89 79 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 272
Write 124
Mixed 150
SusWrite 87.3
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 31.6
132% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 93.2
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 98
76% 104 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
200GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 87 86 87 88 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 86.5
Write 83.3
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 85.3
57% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 58%
Dell Recovery USB 8GB
3GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 6 5.4 4.8 6 5.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 126
Write 3.3
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 5.2
26% 34.8 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
39% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 30.4
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 25.6
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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