Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 20:10
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 263 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 771 77% 629 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 187 Reflection 195 Parallax 192 153% 191 fps	Gravity 186 Splatting 126 134% 156 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEDMD016T4 1.5TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 597GB free Firmware: 8DV10131 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1175 1217 1247 1320 1329 1330 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 840 Write 1,268 Mixed 639 SusWrite 1,270 228% 1,004 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 53.3 214% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1252 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 1,070 866% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 307 218 209 218 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 454 Mixed 369 SusWrite 265 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.6 218% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 206GB free Firmware: D2010370 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 399 427 438 415 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 333 Write 376 Mixed 246 SusWrite 404 77% 340 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35.2 143% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 250 192% 261 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 98%
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 414GB free Firmware: D2010370 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 396 423 433 414 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 332 Write 376 Mixed 258 SusWrite 401 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 37.5 145% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 251 192% 262 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 98%
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 443GB free Firmware: D2010370 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 435 437 385 378 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 345 Write 436 Mixed 313 SusWrite 408 85% 375 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 39.6 150% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 262 199% 270 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 98%
Samsung MZ7LM3T8HMLP-00003 4TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3.5TB free Firmware: GXT50F3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 437 439 439 445 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 472 Mixed 360 SusWrite 440 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 45.6 175% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 174 177 178 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 91.2 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 176 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 249% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2666 C16 Series 2x8GB 2,053 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2300 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 22.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 90%

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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	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 $94Bench 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 $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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $443

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16