Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	108% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '17 at 00:55
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 624 80% 606 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 582GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 495 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 241 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 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 67 56 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 10 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3999853071	108% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 409 Mixed 422 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 45.6 180% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 127 108% 162 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0302 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 105 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 0.28 4K Mixed 0.1 40% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 597GB free Firmware: SM12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 83 29986424 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4201 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 25881849358 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 5195 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4171 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 2815 (BC) Unknown 100 253 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 45 656146462 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 606 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 26 26 149511 (C2) HDA temperature 30 55 8589934622 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 38 21 29986424 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 96 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 96 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 1 1 3	63.6% Good	Read 110 Write 111 Mixed 105 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.21 82% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 877GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 111 Write 59.3 Mixed 57.6 87% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.25 72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 47,473 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 48%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $756

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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