Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.3% 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	83.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 52.5 1-Core 27.5 2-Core 70.8 32% 50.3 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 436 45% 364 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 0466) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1178 MHz, MLim: 1414 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 51.3 Parallax 82.9 0% 44.9 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 74.1 53% 63.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 145 254 290 292 292 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 458 Write 441 Mixed 373 SusWrite 269 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 33.3 108% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 270 222% 317 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 370GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 57 96 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 107 Write 95.9 Mixed 53 SusWrite 94.1 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 229GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 99 153 160 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 157 Write 124 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 143 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$45 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 25.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 152 26% 152 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 80%

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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%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,129x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	553x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	362x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	199x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $892

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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