Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.1% 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	103% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '18 at 19:52
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 536 71% 532 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.1% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 56.8 53% 63.6 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 62.5 50% 61.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 78 75 69 68 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 424 Mixed 385 SusWrite 108 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.4 202% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 231 208% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 419GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 75.3 Write 70.7 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 74.4 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 43%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 11GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 92 72 80 48 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 22.5 Write 60.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 77.9 39% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.2 79% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3021 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 34 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,114x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	546x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	357x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	226x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	198x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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