Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '17 at 01:43
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 718 72% 584 Pts	64-Core 720 44% 720 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 64.1 58% 68.8 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 56.9 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 512GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20001L00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 35 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11739 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 81 (64) Unknown 100 100 2887471 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1386 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 43 (AF) Unknown 100 100 1386 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 13 (B2) Unknown 100 100 1408 (B3) Unknown 100 100 1618 (B4) Unknown 100 100 7342 (B5) Unknown 100 100 1386 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 5 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 16834 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 0 60132098079 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 99 855681 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 1 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 1 0 (E7) Temperature 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 7120 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4413 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6868 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 113967	69.1% Good	Read 491 Write 374 Mixed 298 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 14.1 82% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20.8 DQ Write 95.6 DQ Mixed 13.5 23% 43.3 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 87667664 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 376 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 51609447055 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6966 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 42 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 58 555155489 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1278 (C2) HDA temperature 33 42 73014444065 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -135793980990910 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17707657712 (F2) Unknown 100 253 100693200808	81.1% Excellent	Read 117 Write 165 Mixed 111 98% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.84 4K Mixed 0.61 187% 2.05 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 397GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 99 25414072 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 876 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 18191214 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12161 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 169 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 92 92 8 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 26 551 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 68 51 538312736 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 108 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 40 40 120033 (C2) HDA temperature 32 49 51539607584 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 30743 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -62466004344386 (F1) Unknown 100 253 25701267656 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9245185822	89.9% Excellent	Read 165 Write 149 Mixed 152 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.35 94% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 112%
Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 580GB free, PID 3010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 36.4 49% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 0.26 48% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 85%

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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%

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	426x
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 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	88x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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