Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37% 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	163% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151211
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 23:08
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 567 71% 542 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 254D) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.1 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 60.8 39% 47 fps	MRender 30.4 Gravity 48.8 Splatting 40.3 33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 590GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB001D18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 693 301 263 334 205 333 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 2,026 Write 1,108 Mixed 1,099 SusWrite 355 253% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 7.7 154% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 1,164 668% 655 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 330%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 111GB free Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 134 118 119 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 419 Mixed 291 SusWrite 168 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.7 162% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 255 208% 295 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 93%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 6GB free Firmware: X31000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 472 Write 458 Mixed 284 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48.9 183% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 234 196% 282 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 368GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 162 162 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 138 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 162 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 36.8 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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	427x
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 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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