Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.6% 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	101% 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.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '17 at 16:11
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 783 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Asus(1043 04EB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 92.5 61% 76.8 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 81 58% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14597 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1892 (B1) Unknown 94 94 68 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 59 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 155 (F1) Unknown 99 99 41300736483	101% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 352 Mixed 351 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 28.3 154% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 83.6 122% 231 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 153 10450 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1302 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10393 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1174 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1200 (C2) HDA temperature 118 108 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	89.2% Excellent	Read 159 Write 152 Mixed 153 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.59 157% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 93%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 1,207 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 29GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 243 Write 10.6 Mixed 13.5 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.09 70% 4.18 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 22.4 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 110%

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

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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	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