Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 19:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 478 65% 483 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 0466) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1062 MHz, MLim: 1403 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 39 Parallax 36.9 34% 39 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 39.1 26% 30.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 238 238 239 234 234 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 467 Mixed 370 SusWrite 261 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 54.7 184% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 151GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 75 76 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72.5 Write 73.7 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 75.2 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 171GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 130 148 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 144 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 146 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.7% Above average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 8.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,832 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,123x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	550x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	360x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	199x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $756

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16