Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% 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	258% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 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	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 20:27
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 241 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 660 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 80%

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: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 25.3 Parallax 31.4 30% 31 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 31.7 28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 307 308 309 308 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 1,462 Mixed 907 SusWrite 483 286% 1,296 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 81.7 280% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,013 780% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 122GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 451 380 286 322 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 415 Mixed 412 SusWrite 360 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.6 223% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 329 248% 333 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 116GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 450 317 318 317 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 420 Mixed 413 SusWrite 359 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 66.6 224% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 329 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 157GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 416 411 281 282 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 453 Mixed 438 SusWrite 349 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 65.1 209% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 329 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.6 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 89%

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,814 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,115x
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 $40Bench 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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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