Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive251% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory60 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '19 at 20:43
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 222
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 634
63% 516 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 79.2
Reflection 86.5
Parallax 75.1
64% 80.2 fps
MRender 80.3
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 68.7
60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 1331 1419 1415 1111 694 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,822
Write 1,430
Mixed 877
SusWrite 1,210
298% 1,335 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 58.9
223% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,232
DQ Write 396
DQ Mixed 450
427% 693 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 251%
Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
361GB free
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 404 421 424 457 423 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 267
Mixed 283
SusWrite 421
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 51.2
178% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 245
209% 306 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 2666 C15 Series 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2460 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 26.1
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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