Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.4% 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)
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160920
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 09:18
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 32%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 263
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 504
66% 497 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.2
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.4% Above average
Lighting 67.2
Reflection 68.9
Parallax 82
55% 72.7 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 64.6
Splatting 55.8
51% 62.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
731GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Discsoft Virtual 8GB
7GB free
Firmware: 1.0
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
764GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 162
Mixed 171
129% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.29
99% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2195 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
73.6% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 22.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,813 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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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