Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.2% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170208
Uptime13 Days
Run DateMar 07 '18 at 19:49
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 553
74% 552 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1610 MHz, MLim: 1927 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 75.3
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 70.5
61% 74.6 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 69.6
Splatting 61.9
58% 71.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 120GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 489
Mixed 487
110% 490 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 29.4
141% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 73.1
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 58.7
76% 131 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
355GB free
Firmware: MS2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 151
Mixed 166
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.19
84% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
150GB free
Firmware: SD1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 94.9
Write 96.3
Mixed 89.4
70% 93.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.49
109% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 23.6
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 86%

 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
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