Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 07:21
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 87 1-Core 105 2-Core 207 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 408 57% 419 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372C) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 31.7 30% 31.6 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 34 Splatting 32.7 28% 34.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 113 108 134 341 231 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 807 Write 152 Mixed 248 SusWrite 176 75% 346 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 34 134% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 201 221% 390 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 195%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 53GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 104 103 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 108 Write 77.3 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 101 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 22GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 69 72 73 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 75.8 Write 77 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 71.4 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 25GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 76 74 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 76.5 Write 69.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 73.9 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 96%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Y9A0 3TB 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 128 134 135 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 148 Write 130 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 131 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s

Generic External 500GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 49GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 38 41 41 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 21.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 40 41% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,114x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	546x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	357x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	226x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	198x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16