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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 16:56
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 809 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 223 211 211 195 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 480 Mixed 354 SusWrite 231 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.3 197% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 195GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 477 476 476 431 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 472 Mixed 443 SusWrite 432 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.1 205% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 142GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 99 103 100 105 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 229 Write 97.5 Mixed 128 SusWrite 102 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 10.5 81% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 86.4 74% 111 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 46%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 125 129 126 127 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 130 Write 138 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 128 159% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	427x
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	126x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	125x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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