Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	127% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160506
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '18 at 11:39
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 594 79% 592 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 170 Parallax 182 145% 177 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 150 Splatting 113 119% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 347 297 299 315 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 377 SusWrite 339 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66.3 226% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 336GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 53 56 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 59 Write 64.2 Mixed 40 SusWrite 54.9 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GC3000C15K4 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 34.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 31.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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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 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16