Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161229
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateAug 21 '17 at 16:15
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 687
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 480GB-$139
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 499
Write 190
Mixed 267
70% 319 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 7.61
80% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 34.7
79% 168 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 149
Write 155
Mixed 152
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 0.27
101% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
798GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 191
Mixed 178
138% 184 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.32
91% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2163 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 22.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,816 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $754
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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