Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.05% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive88.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-AR  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 09 '18 at 06:53
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$40
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 95
1-Core 120
2-Core 209
83% 141 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 332
44% 332 Pts
64-Core 332
20% 332 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 76%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.05% Terrible
Lighting 6.17
Reflection 9.35
Parallax 6.72
5% 7.41 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 5.93
Splatting 13.2
8% 9.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.05%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 160 41 169 76 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 502
Write 438
Mixed 381
SusWrite 134
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 40.7
150% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 205
187% 285 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
831GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 182 180 182 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 180
Mixed 107
SusWrite 180
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 24.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 25.8
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,418 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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