Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.8% 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	261% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 13:22
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 786 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 5,957 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1B84) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.8% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 59.9 52% 62.8 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 59.9 52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 251GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 506 479 478 476 478 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,729 Write 1,831 Mixed 1,046 SusWrite 491 337% 1,524 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 89.4 273% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 383 DQ Mixed 540 464% 708 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 455GB free Firmware: 043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 459 459 466 424 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 472 Mixed 428 SusWrite 441 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.9 211% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 142 155% 259 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 653GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 183 186 185 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 126 Mixed 93.6 SusWrite 185 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
V-Color TL8G32816D-E6PRKWK 2x8GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29.1 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 96%

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

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,416 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	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
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 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	88x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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