Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.4% 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)
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 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 15:03
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 550 72% 544 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1610 MHz, MLim: 1927 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 77 60% 76.4 fps	MRender 83.1 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 61.8 57% 71.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 120GB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 465 Mixed 382 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 42 190% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 182 183% 296 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 203GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 101 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 105 Write 13.4 Mixed 55 SusWrite 101 51% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 373GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 106 117 114 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 105 Write 67.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 112 56% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 139GB free Firmware: 11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 59 59 60 57 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 59.3 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 57.7 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 9,275 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2546 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.6 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.1 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 86%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $756

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $45	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