Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.28% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive217% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150717
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 00:25
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 232
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 444
62% 455 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.28% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.59
6% 8.64 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 15.2
9% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.28%
Great: 6%
AMD Radeon HD 6670
PwrHis(1787 2309) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.32% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 6.94
6% 7.08 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 5.39
4% 5.53 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.32%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 276 271 265 261 256 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,704
Write 1167
Mixed 1,028
SusWrite 300
233% 1,050 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 80.6
275% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 967
742% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 217%
Great: 255%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
7GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 118 118 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 113
Write 92
Mixed 26
SusWrite 118
63% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.8
340% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 110%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0404
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 176 180 181 180 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 136
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 180
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 29.1
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,810 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $754
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