Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.7% 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	123% 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 08:00
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 551 72% 540 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Asus Radeon RX 590 84 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Asus(1043 056A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.7% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 79.7 Parallax 94.3 60% 82.4 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 62.3 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 311 309 307 307 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 400 SusWrite 323 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 61.5 216% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 355 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 319 317 315 316 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 420 SusWrite 330 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.5 221% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 401GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 63 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 70.2 Write 66.8 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 63.1 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 192 194 194 195 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 138 Mixed 82 SusWrite 191 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3000-MR 2x8GB 3,342 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 29 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 101%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $179	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