Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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 (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '20 at 03:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 148 2-Core 262 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 559 72% 546 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 84.7 56% 73.6 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 56.8 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 461 435 467 464 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 463 Mixed 283 SusWrite 456 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.5 170% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 282 234% 336 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 131%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 234 264 270 273 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 437 Write 373 Mixed 290 SusWrite 251 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 13.9 59% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 90.7 DQ Mixed 29.3 42% 79.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 158 157 167 171 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 138 Mixed 96.4 SusWrite 158 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 5GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.77% Terrible	Read 23 Write 12.9 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 4.1 16% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.7 138% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.77% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2533, 2533, 2533, 2533 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 27.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 94%

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,421 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	645x
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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16